| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 293 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 110 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 9 |
| Front brake application uneven | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam |5.1.2 |d| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |