| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2905 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2690 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1782 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1292 |
| Registration plate issues | 1247 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 395 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 283 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 189 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 185 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 88 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 86 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Windscreen has damage | 76 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 72 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 69 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 60 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 53 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 53 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 49 |