| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Steering column flexible coupling insecure |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 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 |
| Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp come on when braking |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower 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 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working Side lamp |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Both |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Both back boxes |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| excessively damaged |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Power steering ram leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive 4.91 |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive 3750ppm |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body mounting fixings insecure corroded (6.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body mounting fixings insecure corroded (6.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Floor excessively deteriorated (6.2.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Floor excessively deteriorated (6.2.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe excessively damaged (1.1.11 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested headlamps not raising (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is deliberately modified which significantly reduces the original strength floor pan not welded in |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is deliberately modified which significantly reduces the original strength floor pan not welded in |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| fouling other parts of the vehicle ram hose incorrectly positioned and hitting chassis bracket |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings off side chassis to steering arm movement |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced body mount (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (1.7.4c) | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced body mount (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking caliper (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3) | 1 |
| Offside Steering system fouling idler fowling exhaust (2.2.D.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking caliper (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Power steering pump leaking from a failed component |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |