| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1269 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 852 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 745 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 544 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 488 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 119 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 59 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Rear brake binding | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |