| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1581 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 796 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 632 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 289 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 245 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 122 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 117 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 91 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 51 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Rear brake binding | 35 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 34 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 21 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |