| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1574 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1491 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1325 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1230 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 699 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 471 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 445 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 422 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 345 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 340 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 336 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 279 |
| Registration plate issues | 265 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 237 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 233 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 195 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 182 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 172 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 170 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 153 |
| Rear brake binding | 149 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 126 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 120 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 115 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 102 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 102 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 102 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 100 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 99 |
| 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| | 95 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 90 |
| Nearside 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| | 89 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 78 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 74 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 73 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Windscreen has damage | 64 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 63 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 53 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 48 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| 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| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 38 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 37 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 34 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 33 |