| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7072 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6181 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5471 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3422 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2690 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2255 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1162 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 863 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 836 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 799 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 743 |
| Registration plate issues | 737 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 736 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 623 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 502 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 485 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 469 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 450 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 449 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 445 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 438 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 432 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 426 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 419 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 352 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 341 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 312 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 302 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 261 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 258 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 215 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 187 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 176 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 165 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 158 |