| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3945 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3303 |
| Registration plate issues | 1476 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1450 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 885 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 649 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 612 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 608 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 557 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 498 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 392 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 322 |
| Rear brake binding | 271 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 266 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 265 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 254 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 233 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 208 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 198 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 178 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 178 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 173 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Windscreen has damage | 160 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 151 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 124 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 111 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 108 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 103 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 100 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 95 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 94 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 83 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 78 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 74 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 73 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |