| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 299 |
| Registration plate issues | 256 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 155 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 143 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 122 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 31 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Steering lock fails to engage |2.1.4b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Front brake application uneven | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |