| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11075 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6320 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5800 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4582 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4373 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3927 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3826 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2138 |
| Registration plate issues | 1922 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1884 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1169 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1119 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1081 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 935 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 930 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 886 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 677 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 617 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 539 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 535 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 493 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 473 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 466 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 454 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 444 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 438 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 434 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 434 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 434 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 431 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 411 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 401 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 396 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 394 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 383 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 379 |
| Rear brake binding | 375 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 363 |
| Windscreen has damage | 358 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 355 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 340 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 323 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 319 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 311 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 310 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 290 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 283 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 271 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 268 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 263 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 254 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 247 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 244 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 237 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 234 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 230 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 223 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 223 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 221 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 211 |