| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 579 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 363 |
| Registration plate issues | 356 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 251 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 201 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 104 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 102 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 74 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 69 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 59 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 58 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 49 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 49 |
| Windscreen has damage | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 40 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 38 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 27 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 21 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 14 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |