| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 351 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 275 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 230 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 42 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 6 |