| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 257 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 191 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 113 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |