| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 578 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 454 |
| Registration plate issues | 326 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 316 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 284 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 257 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 193 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 167 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 125 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 113 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 88 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 87 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 82 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 76 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 49 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 35 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Windscreen has damage | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 28 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Front brake application uneven | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 19 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 17 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 17 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 17 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 13 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |