| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 97 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |