| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 178 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 171 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 75 |
| Registration plate issues | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |