| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 377 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 317 |
| Registration plate issues | 174 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 33 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |