| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working both (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device insecure |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed fouled by brake load valve |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated both catches not fitted |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working center |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps ALL LAMPS (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |