| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| obscured more than 50% |1.1.A.3c| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 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 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Inner and outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension accumulator leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Centre Front Fluid suspension accumulator leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking Rear calliper |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested Due to calliper leaking |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam both (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking steering rack |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| All position lamps not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn shock absorber ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt ns and os front (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |