| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 199 |
| Registration plate issues | 145 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 102 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 45 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |