| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 555 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 330 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 288 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 191 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 164 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 76 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Rear brake binding | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 32 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Front brake application uneven | 11 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |