| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2271 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1995 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1928 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1465 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1386 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 883 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 883 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 873 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 835 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 717 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 643 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 546 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 532 |
| Registration plate issues | 520 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 513 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 442 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 441 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 404 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 402 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 394 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 392 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 385 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 336 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 329 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 323 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 285 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 285 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 270 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 254 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 242 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 239 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 213 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 210 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 199 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 197 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 192 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 184 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 178 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 178 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 174 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 173 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 170 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 169 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 165 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 159 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 140 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 135 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 133 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 116 |
| Windscreen has damage | 113 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 107 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 106 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 104 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 101 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 92 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 91 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 90 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 88 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 88 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 84 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 84 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 83 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 82 |
| Nearside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 82 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 78 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 77 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 75 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 75 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 70 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 70 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 70 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 66 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 61 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 59 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 59 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 59 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 58 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 52 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 49 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 49 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 49 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 47 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 47 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 46 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 44 |