| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3560 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2648 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2241 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2106 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1673 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1620 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 686 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 665 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 549 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 527 |
| Registration plate issues | 472 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 286 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 275 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 226 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 215 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 175 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 172 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |