| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength n/s+o/s inner arch (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working side panel |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Towbar component insecure |6.6.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn n/s+o/s |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner step |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 1 |