| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2077 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1758 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1532 |
| Registration plate issues | 992 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 900 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 162 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 160 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 149 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 136 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Windscreen has damage | 62 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 50 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |