date wise:

SELECT COUNT ( SigFailures.[SigFailID] )

FROM SigFailures WHERE SigFailures.[FailDate]= #4/2/2017# ;

month wise:

SELECT COUNT ( SigFailures.[SigFailID] )

FROM SigFailures WHERE Month(SigFailures.[FailDate])= 4 ;

year wise:

SELECT COUNT ( SigFailures.[SigFailID] )

FROM SigFailures WHERE Year(SigFailures.[FailDate])= 2017 ;

SELECT COUNT ( SigFailures.[SigFailID] )

FROM SigFailures WHERE SigFailures.[FailDate] BETWEEN #4/2/2017# AND #4/1/2017# ;