| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 205 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 177 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 113 |
| Registration plate issues | 86 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (1.1.6 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |