| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement bush missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side Both Sides (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure bushes worn (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp has a product on the lens so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill & inner wing (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play insecure (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play insecure (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside 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 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering trailing arm holed (6.1.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.4.B.1e) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Battery insecure (1.9.1) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle intermitant (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side o/s and n/s (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |