| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2221 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1567 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1418 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1034 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 416 |
| Registration plate issues | 395 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 378 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 244 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 120 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 52 |
| Windscreen has damage | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 50 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |