| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 204 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 197 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 172 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 115 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 50 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 31 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 14 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 12 |
| Front brake application uneven | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 8 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |