| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3395 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3211 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1643 |
| Registration plate issues | 1539 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 889 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 547 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 541 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 460 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 421 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 405 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 307 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 291 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 282 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 273 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 255 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| Rear brake binding | 180 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 165 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 162 |
| Windscreen has damage | 155 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 142 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 141 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 139 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 128 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 126 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 120 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 114 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 106 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 84 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 79 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 78 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 71 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |