| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 185 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |