| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective (1.1.10 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer ball joint rubber boot has split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer ball joint rubber boot has split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings cross member |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |