| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1366 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1272 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 638 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 579 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 543 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 530 |
| Registration plate issues | 528 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 521 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 452 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 395 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 389 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 378 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 317 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 308 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 236 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 204 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 168 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 124 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 122 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 120 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 116 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 110 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 101 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 99 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 98 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 88 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 81 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 60 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Rear brake binding | 52 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 52 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Windscreen has damage | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Front brake application uneven | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |