| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested cat missing (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury bumper (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut insecurely attached top mounting (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength cill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Leaking from joint. (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened both |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure side mirror (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure side mirror (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced near jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak exhaust emission test failed (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |