| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 126 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 88 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 64 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 54 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 44 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 42 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 34 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 13 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 4 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 3 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Offside Outer Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Offside Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 2 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 2 |