| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 143 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 73 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Steering lock fails to engage |2.1.4b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |