| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1066 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 597 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 584 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 416 |
| Registration plate issues | 379 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 233 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 151 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 81 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 79 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 58 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 45 |
| Windscreen has damage | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 35 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 35 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 31 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 30 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Brake hose damaged | 24 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 24 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 22 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |