| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a| | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 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 |
| Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from transmission continually leaks onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre y piece |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is fractured |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Brake servo leaking |3.6.C.1c| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` centre screen |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly |1.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| does not face the front |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| does not face the front |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour both rear indicators red |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested & offside - headlamp mechanism not operating |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp obscured more than 50% |1.3.2c| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch missing |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking caliper |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the left |1.6.B4| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not fitted |1.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases left tailpipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp is missing. |3.4.1a| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 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 Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Radius arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Radius arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour both |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |