| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 561 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 401 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 164 |
| Registration plate issues | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 147 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 128 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Windscreen has damage | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 11 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |