| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 106 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 57 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Rear brake binding | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 13 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 9 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 9 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake back plate|s| securing device missing |3.5.1j| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |