| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1248 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 546 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 259 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 165 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 90 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 52 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 13 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |