| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour nearside and offside |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour nearside and offside |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake servo vacuum pipe split |3.6.C.1b| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Horn control insecure |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Centre Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |