| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2170 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2129 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1962 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 473 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 441 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 403 |
| Registration plate issues | 332 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 212 |
| Windscreen has damage | 208 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 173 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 141 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 116 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 107 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 104 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 98 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 89 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 70 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |