| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8297 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7687 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3347 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2648 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2376 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1980 |
| Registration plate issues | 1979 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1123 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1038 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 957 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 916 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 902 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 862 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 834 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 799 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 680 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 633 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 559 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 539 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 535 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 532 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 510 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 484 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 483 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 479 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 419 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 371 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 344 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 305 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 304 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 291 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 290 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 280 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 253 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 249 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 195 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Windscreen has damage | 179 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 167 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 154 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 152 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 146 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 145 |