| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 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 Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Vehicle structure strengthening plate or fastening so insecure that structural rigidity is seriously reduced shock absorber xmember splitcracked (6.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Position lamp not working both top (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear lens cracked (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket wiring insulation damaged or deteriorated and likely to cause a short-circuit (4.10 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear lens smashed (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working warning light stuck on (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible (5.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component attachment bracket/mounting fractured cross member (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light lense broken |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank insecure front strap broken (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve inoperative but ABS functioning not attached to axle arm broken (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting rear body mounts heavily corroded |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting rear body mounts heavily corroded |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill corroded |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour lens damaged |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light lens damaged |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened bracket corroded |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened bracket corroded |2.4.G.1| | 1 |