| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2092 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2025 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1812 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1097 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 796 |
| Registration plate issues | 621 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 578 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 551 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 527 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 398 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 386 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 288 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 234 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 219 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 187 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 162 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 94 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 42 |