| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1554 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1241 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1110 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 791 |
| Registration plate issues | 317 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 203 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 120 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 116 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 108 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 57 |
| 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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 47 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |