| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 888 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 855 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 310 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 257 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 240 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 166 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 153 |
| Registration plate issues | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 92 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 61 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 54 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 26 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |