| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 167 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 125 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 85 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |