| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4743 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3013 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2218 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1870 |
| Registration plate issues | 1407 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 735 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 694 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 618 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 466 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 446 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 434 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 411 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 373 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 332 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 275 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 245 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 231 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 218 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 206 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 201 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 198 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 196 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 174 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 173 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 161 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 158 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 152 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 146 |
| Rear brake binding | 139 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 137 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 125 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 121 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 112 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 109 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 101 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 101 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 98 |
| 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)) | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 94 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 88 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 88 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 86 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 85 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 85 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 84 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Windscreen has damage | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 79 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 68 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |