| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1567 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1150 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1001 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 715 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 672 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 514 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 513 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 428 |
| Registration plate issues | 282 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 186 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 181 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 181 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 175 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 101 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 85 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 82 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 47 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 46 |