| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1585 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1244 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 812 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 508 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 471 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 410 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 358 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 310 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 237 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 198 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 185 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 181 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 146 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 119 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 103 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Rear brake binding | 67 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 61 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 56 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 55 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 25 |