| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 208 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 44 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam |5.1.2 |d| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin so loose it is likely to affect directional stability (5.1.2 (d) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |