| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 80 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 76 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 40 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 32 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 22 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 11 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 8 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 7 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 6 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 6 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 4 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 4 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 3 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a| | 3 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 2 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 2 |
| Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 2 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 2 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch insecure |1.3.1a| | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| 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| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Front Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber casing corroded externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3| | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Brake operation has insufficient assistance for at least two more brake applications after the warning device has operated |3.3.D.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front An item not tested |Manual| | 2 |
| Offside Front An item not tested |Manual| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |