| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6282 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2687 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2368 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1271 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1101 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1028 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 841 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 754 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 743 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 736 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 704 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 683 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 644 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 444 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 437 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 390 |
| Rear brake binding | 372 |
| Registration plate issues | 341 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 323 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 323 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 278 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 264 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 257 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 255 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 243 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 234 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 231 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 210 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 199 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 193 |
| Front brake application uneven | 186 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 164 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 121 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 108 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 93 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 88 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 87 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 85 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 62 |