| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1341 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 720 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 244 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 229 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 127 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 70 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Registration plate issues | 38 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |