| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 109 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 75 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |