| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2200 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1132 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 913 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 504 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 498 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 428 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 412 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 410 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 353 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 315 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 290 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 240 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 225 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 219 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 202 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 135 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Registration plate issues | 103 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 47 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 35 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 33 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |