| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.D.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour |1.7.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable inappropriately repaired |3.5.1n| | 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 Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 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 Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working all |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play tie rod centre assembly (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |