| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 75 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 55 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 20 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 9 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 8 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Stop lamp|s| remains on when the brakes are released |4.3.2 |a| |iii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |