| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7680 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5115 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3231 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2031 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1886 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1635 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1559 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1410 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 796 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 761 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 754 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 707 |
| Registration plate issues | 682 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 673 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 669 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 631 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 586 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 574 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 563 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 466 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 417 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 396 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 388 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 373 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 359 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 346 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 338 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 333 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 311 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 287 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 276 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 263 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 262 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 218 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 204 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 163 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 126 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 118 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |