| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 935 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 905 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 491 |
| Registration plate issues | 401 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 378 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 323 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 296 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 279 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 254 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 202 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 197 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 187 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 170 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 149 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 88 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Front brake application uneven | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 44 |
| Rear brake binding | 44 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |