| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1838 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1536 |
| Registration plate issues | 746 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 678 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 575 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 572 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 562 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 505 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 494 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 490 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 377 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 327 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 297 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 292 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 261 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 239 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 233 |
| 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 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 133 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 123 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 121 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 117 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| 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 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 90 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 83 |
| 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 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 51 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Front brake application uneven | 43 |