| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Emissions not tested |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp inoperative |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring linkage pin excessively loose in its bracket |2.4.B.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring linkage pin missing |2.4.B.3a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |