| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 151 |
| Registration plate issues | 66 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |