| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6907 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5268 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4738 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4223 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3181 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1681 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1465 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1268 |
| Registration plate issues | 1093 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1021 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 770 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 764 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 707 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 679 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 650 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 531 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 518 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 473 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 406 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 392 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 386 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 378 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 359 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 350 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 316 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 294 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 253 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 250 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 239 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 234 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 230 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 203 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 203 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 187 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 178 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 176 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 173 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 163 |
| Rear brake binding | 158 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 158 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 154 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 145 |
| Windscreen has damage | 145 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 144 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 141 |