| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Front Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator incorrect colour both sides |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 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 |
| Nearside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced as marked (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wheel arch as marked (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |