| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1975 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1871 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1750 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1423 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1391 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1212 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 842 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 752 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 638 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 610 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 414 |
| Registration plate issues | 331 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 278 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 277 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 267 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 252 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 219 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 215 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 210 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 197 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 190 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 183 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 176 |
| 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| | 168 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 158 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 155 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 150 |
| 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| | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 131 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 126 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 116 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 112 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 108 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 106 |
| Rear brake binding | 106 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 94 |
| 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| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 94 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| 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| | 90 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 85 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 82 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 79 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 65 |
| Windscreen has damage | 65 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 62 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 54 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 53 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 51 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 49 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 48 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 48 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |