| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 2 |
| Battery insecure (1.9.1) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 2 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Front Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking Both (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside & offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Indicator tell tale inoperative with side light (1.4.A.2a) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g) | 1 |
| Offside Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g) | 1 |
| Steering system excessively tight (2.2.D.1) | 1 |
| Front Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (8.1.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle (2.2.D.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle (2.2.D.2a) | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b) | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 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 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.4.B.1e) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement (7.2.4b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end loose (2.2.B.1d) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end loose (2.2.B.1d) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel insecure (4.2.A.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Front Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure (2.1.6) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking from pump (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty (1.7.1) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Valve stem seriously damaged all four (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play (2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) inner rack arm joint (2.2.A.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure (2.2.B.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |