| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 182 |
| Registration plate issues | 182 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 140 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 84 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 48 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Windscreen has damage | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Front brake application uneven | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |