| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 185 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 139 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 113 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 110 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 94 |
| Registration plate issues | 68 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 41 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 31 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Front brake application uneven | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5| | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |