| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 834 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 458 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 398 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 388 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 374 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 324 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 239 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 221 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 205 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 104 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 55 |
| Rear brake binding | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 26 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |