| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1632 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1262 |
| Registration plate issues | 703 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 546 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 505 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 494 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 376 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 352 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 332 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 327 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 276 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 274 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 261 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 254 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 218 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 171 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 133 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 133 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 121 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 117 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 91 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 81 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 53 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 45 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Front brake application uneven | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 41 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 41 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 39 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 35 |