| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1509 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 996 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 872 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 594 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 446 |
| Registration plate issues | 428 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 390 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 279 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 276 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 234 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 138 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 105 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |