| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner 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 |
| Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis leg |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction Front wipers blocking view of the road when stopped (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Steering linkage fouling (2.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn Rear Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Front Hanger (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body Mounting behind passenger seat (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body Mounting behind drivers seat (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety Hub seal (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside (1.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Both (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Multiple spots (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing loose Locking wheel nut (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing loose Locking wheel nut (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |