| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Inner Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Radius arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Radius arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Steering component damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |