| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect both front |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 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 Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis by radius arms |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis by radius arms |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure adjuster broken (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale missing |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| fouling other parts of the vehicle |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour Both red (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Side repeater missing Both sides (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe insecure near front anti roll bar (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm which is adjustable, locking device insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |