| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3657 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1225 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 992 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 604 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 594 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 415 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 405 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 220 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 212 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 179 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 169 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 158 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 131 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 127 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 107 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 104 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 49 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 36 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |