| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1320 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 952 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 796 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 755 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 600 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 501 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 446 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 427 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 228 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 197 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 191 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Registration plate issues | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 133 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Rear brake binding | 125 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 119 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 108 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 107 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 95 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 88 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 84 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 80 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 63 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 61 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Front brake application uneven | 31 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |