| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1936 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 978 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 913 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 844 |
| Registration plate issues | 558 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 185 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 125 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 105 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 57 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Windscreen has damage | 45 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 35 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 31 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |