| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2654 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1469 |
| Registration plate issues | 1105 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 853 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 784 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 754 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 742 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 647 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 580 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 471 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 455 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 449 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 418 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 411 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 306 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 297 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 240 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 226 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 219 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 214 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 213 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 202 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 191 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 188 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 180 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 179 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 173 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 143 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 142 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 137 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 122 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 122 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 122 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 118 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 116 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 109 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 101 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 100 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 99 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Windscreen has damage | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 89 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 83 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 82 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 77 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 77 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 71 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 69 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Rear brake binding | 61 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |