| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1686 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 795 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 660 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 553 |
| Registration plate issues | 464 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 299 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 112 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 78 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 69 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Windscreen has damage | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 41 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear brake binding | 38 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |