| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 225 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 136 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 93 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 4 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 3 |