| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3853 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2057 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1423 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 991 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 642 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 631 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 601 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 444 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 349 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 267 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 264 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 254 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 221 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 219 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 200 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 199 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 169 |
| Registration plate issues | 151 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 136 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 130 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 118 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 56 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |