| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1501 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1422 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 816 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 517 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 482 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 455 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 442 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 365 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 261 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 206 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 186 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 148 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 143 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Rear brake binding | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 108 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 95 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Registration plate issues | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 24 |