| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 15 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested decelerometer test dangerous to drive (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel there is 50% imbalance |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5| | 1 |