| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 403 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 258 |
| Registration plate issues | 211 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 211 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 121 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 117 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 36 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Lower 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| | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Rear brake binding | 13 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |