| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2) | 1 |
| Steering lock missing (2.1.4b) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp insecure (1.3.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower 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 suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced both sides |4.1.4 |b|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |