| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings steering ball joint from box to linkage |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both flashing white on the rear (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill end panel, inner sill corroded and not attached to outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cross member (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced lower wing area behind bumper (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill end panel (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected subframe mounting (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested dip beam inop (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt main linkage ball joint dust cover from steering box (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working centre (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working top marker |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working both middle side markers |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside All outline marker lamps not working x2 |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside All outline marker lamps not working x2 |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |