| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels not connected |3.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases manifold |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour faded |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings bolt loose |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| fouling other parts of the vehicle rubbing on pitman arm |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Rear Brake hose exposed to excessive heat Touching exhaust |3.6.B.4f| | 1 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure bolt loose |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare wires exposed Along chassis and at rear |1.9.2c| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |4.1.4 |b|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour nearside and offside |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour nearside and offside |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play pitman arm |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings nearside and offside |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2| | 1 |
| Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped nearside and offside |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Central Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill and floor |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill and floor |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Statutory seat belt of the wrong type. |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Statutory seat belt of the wrong type. |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases manifold |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing Track rod end |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing Track rod end |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension locking device missing Upper and lower ball joints |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension locking device missing Upper and lower ball joints |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Rear Brake hose exposed to excessive heat Hitting exhaust |3.6.B.4f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing Damper mount |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |