| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working both (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced b piller (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (1.1.21 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect no pattern on screen |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect no beam image on screen |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt of the wrong type |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt of the wrong type |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Steering linkage fouling centre control arm fouling gearbox on full lock |2.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cross member by antiroll bar mount |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired outer sill |filler| |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired sill |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill to floor |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested ENGINE WILL NOT TICK OVER |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Brake servo inoperative (1.1.10 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Outer Steering locking device ineffective track rod end lock nut loose (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system fouling exhaust (2.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering box insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 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 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |