| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure drop link has play in it |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc has restricted free movement |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour faded |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour faded |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine sump |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side 0 (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced x2 (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) inner joint (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side zero effort (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine leaking on exhaust system fire hazard (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement os/f ns/f rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |