| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 503 |
| Registration plate issues | 428 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 362 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 179 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 164 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 117 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 47 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 23 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear brake binding | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 10 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 10 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |