| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1052 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1031 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 993 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 597 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 409 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 368 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 362 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 312 |
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |