| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 412 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 230 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 133 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 68 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 62 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Rear brake binding | 33 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |