| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1754 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 746 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 733 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 288 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 274 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 240 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 208 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 143 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 142 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 135 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 134 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 42 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 21 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear brake binding | 20 |