| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2248 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1932 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1556 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1092 |
| Registration plate issues | 471 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 252 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 240 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 181 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 173 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 82 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Windscreen has damage | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 63 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 63 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 38 |