| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour nearside and offside |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Reversing lamp likely to become detached |4.6.1 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt missing buckle |7.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak |8.2.2.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Undertray likely to become detached |6.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both sides |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance door mirror |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended Nearside indicator (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped axle |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Electrical wiring insecure wheel arch |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket modified and seriously weakened restricted movement |2.4.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Seat belt missing Rear Seat belt Buckles Missing x3 (7.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding when the vehicle is jacked up i cant turn the offside rear wheel (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |