| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 658 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 423 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 364 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 346 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 70 |
| Registration plate issues | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 54 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front brake application uneven | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |