| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 316 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 191 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 88 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |