| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front 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 Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently locking mechanism defective. cable broken. |3.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Electrical wiring insecure and connectors likely to become disconnected battery terminal |4.11 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working wing |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Towbar attachment insecure BOLT /NUT MISSING |6.1.6 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is severely distorted |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Centre Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings n/s chassis mounting front |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings n/s chassis mounting rear |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings o/s chassis mounting rear |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings n/s/r rear arch /chassis mounting |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings boot floor |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings o/s/r wheel arch /chassis mounting |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Body component corroded and likely to cause injury battery tray (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit terminals loose (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |