| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4008 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2362 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1426 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1340 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1285 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 919 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 643 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 560 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 544 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 525 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 511 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 474 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 423 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 404 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 397 |
| Registration plate issues | 368 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 364 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 345 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 340 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 301 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 285 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 265 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 219 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 180 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 157 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 140 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 125 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 93 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 72 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |