| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Rear Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting top mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength spring top mount (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working both sides |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Rear engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |6.1.D.1a| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier stood in nsf footwell |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail not secured correctly |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail not secured correctly |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts under bonnet |4.11 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system |1.1.11 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear |1.1.11 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Tailgate cannot be secured in the closed position |6.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Central Front Bumper likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat moving inadvertently (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting top mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort both |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced |4.1.4 |b|| | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.2.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |