| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 897 |
| Registration plate issues | 868 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 548 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 427 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 371 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 175 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 141 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 119 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 67 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 50 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 37 |
| Windscreen has damage | 36 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 36 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 36 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 32 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Rear brake binding | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 24 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Front brake application uneven | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |