| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1169 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 820 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 633 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 449 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 447 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 323 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 191 |
| Registration plate issues | 130 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 126 |
| Rear brake binding | 125 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 109 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 107 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 95 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 88 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 78 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 73 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 63 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 61 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Front brake application uneven | 31 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 22 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |