| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 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 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings inner arm |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended |2.4.F.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector more than 50% obscured |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector more than 50% obscured |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |