| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 215 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 165 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |