| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2786 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2508 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2482 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2100 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1128 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1080 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 905 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 834 |
| Registration plate issues | 788 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 725 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 681 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 621 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 400 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 378 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 285 |
| Rear brake binding | 279 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 245 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 216 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 181 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 180 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 178 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 175 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 172 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 167 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 156 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 144 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 143 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 139 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 136 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 116 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Front brake application uneven | 104 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 103 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 93 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 93 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 92 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 90 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 84 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 83 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 83 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 77 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 74 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 74 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 69 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 68 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 60 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 54 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 53 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 52 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 52 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 49 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 48 |