| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 547 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 516 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 25 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 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)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |