| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp both with indicators (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp both with indicators (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Side repeater missing both sides (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp lens seriously defective both no beam pattern (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim not tested both due to head lamps poor (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour & o/s |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside & o/s |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator incorrect colour & o/s |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt & o/s/u |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play st box drop arm joint |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected |1.1.16 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking MASTER CYLINDER AREA |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint TOP |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint BOTTOM |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint TOP |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint BOTTOM |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush D BUSH |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working centre |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Prop shaft joint so worn it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working ALL |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 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 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder defective but brake still operating |1.1.10 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |