| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 500 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 408 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 367 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 201 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 152 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Registration plate issues | 73 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 40 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 22 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 8 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |