| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 448 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 236 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 184 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 131 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 123 |
| Registration plate issues | 120 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 58 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 44 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 38 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 35 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 23 |
| 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 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| 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| | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| 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| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |