| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10487 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6451 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6075 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5813 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5133 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3376 |
| 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2161 |
| Registration plate issues | 2087 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1883 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1408 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1239 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1051 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1046 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 818 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 788 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 784 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 737 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 718 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 700 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 677 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 669 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 604 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 597 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 588 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 576 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 564 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 550 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 527 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 459 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 452 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 442 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 440 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 440 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 407 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 404 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 371 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 342 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 337 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 323 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 312 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 309 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 302 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 298 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 297 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 288 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 285 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 268 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 244 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 240 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 238 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 234 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Windscreen has damage | 230 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 229 |
| Rear brake binding | 227 |