| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure Rear rubber mounts broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Spare wheel insecure |6.4.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust particulate filter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring damaged, likely to cause a short |1.9.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Brake cable knotted |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Position lamp not working front & rear (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking hose to caliper joint |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working ALL 4 FRONT |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking Pump area (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |