| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4704 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2855 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2157 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2081 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1914 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1469 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1111 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1039 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 909 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 801 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 716 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 641 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 539 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 525 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 511 |
| Registration plate issues | 448 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 427 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 404 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 397 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 386 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 364 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 340 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 335 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 331 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 301 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 285 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 269 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 265 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 233 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 198 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 180 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 172 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 170 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 161 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 157 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 145 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 134 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 124 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 96 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 85 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 80 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |