| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 275 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 73 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 18 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |