| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm insecurely attached front mounting bolt no split pin or locking nut fitted |5.3.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm insecurely attached both mounting bolts no split pins or locking nuts fitted |5.3.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke cracked |4.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device missing |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety petrol |8.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy and excessive travel |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Panhard rod attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis leg (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam also have to really stand on switch to make latch (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |