| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 27 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 18 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 15 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 13 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 12 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 8 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Lower Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 5 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 2 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Steering component cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 2 |
| Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Lower Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated (2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering rack cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot|s| or their associated mountings locking device insecure |3.1.4b| | 1 |
| Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is fractured |3.1.9| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat moving inadvertently |6.2.5 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter missing |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control |6.1.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Subframe mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake indicates brake bind |3.7.D.2a| | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached both front ball joints (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Steering component deformed and unserviceable under bonnet,steering universal joint, joins the rack and steering columntogether |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Centre Steering component cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake juddering severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Rear An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Emissions not tested front flexi needs resecured |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component corroded and seriously weakened wishbone mounting point (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component corroded and seriously weakened wishbone mounting point (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel Both (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.5 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Steering component deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort both rear |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear |8.1.2b| | 1 |