| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 114 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 49 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |