| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Offside Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing unit broken (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint Above steering box |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side N/S and O/S little to no effort |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam botth (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |