| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 953 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 789 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 542 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 272 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 147 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 128 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 114 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 96 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 59 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 36 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 17 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 17 |
| Steering wheel has movement relative to the column indicating looseness (2.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 16 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |