| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 2 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Manifold gasket (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer 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 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level significantly below minimum level (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder leaking (1.1.10 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment locking nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment locking nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering column shaft modification unsafe fouls oil cooler pipe (2.1.3 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering column shaft modification unsafe fouls front bulk head (2.1.3 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |