| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Power steering ram|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam both |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body mounting corroded and full of loose filler (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |