| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 955 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 510 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 359 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Registration plate issues | 237 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 185 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 165 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 89 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 49 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 47 |
| Front brake application uneven | 45 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 42 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |