| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested obstruction in tailpipe (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle sliding door (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim not tested obvivously in correct and reduced strength due to product on the lens and or modification (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative MISSING (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam when headlamps are off no high beam flash (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing 1x nut (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick off wrong direction (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick off wrong direction (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn near and offside bottom ball-joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering linkage insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings Excessive play in off side steering ilder arm bush (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering linkage insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings Excessive play in near side steering idler arm bush (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible H.I.D bulbs fitted (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible H.i.D bulbs fitted (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking fuel filter (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Battery insecure (1.9.1) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a part missing (7.1.1a) | 1 |