| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| excessively corroded |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a projection caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 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 Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 1 |