| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8562 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5204 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4690 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4136 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4126 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3154 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2602 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2300 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2105 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1883 |
| Registration plate issues | 1815 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1103 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 843 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 726 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 724 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 567 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 553 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 553 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 514 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 454 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 451 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 429 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 408 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 333 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 312 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 296 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 244 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 240 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 234 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Windscreen has damage | 230 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 229 |
| Rear brake binding | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 226 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 223 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 223 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 211 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 209 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 194 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 187 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 182 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 178 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |