| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 11 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Vehicle identification number not displayed (0.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1) | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.E.1) | 2 |
| Brake warning device not identifying low pressure (1.1.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Gradient brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30% (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Gradient brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Shock absorber missing (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system component missing (3.4.2) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged (3.4.2) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer control missing (8.2.1a) | 1 |
| Battery insecure (1.9.1) | 1 |
| Battery leaking electrolyte (1.9.1) | 1 |
| Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. (2.1.2d) | 1 |
| Chain guard insecure (6.2.1c) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut(s) loose (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (3.4.1b) | 1 |
| Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Additional braking device insecure (3.6.I.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut(s) missing (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking nearside of engine (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking brake hose (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp is missing. (3.4.1a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.D.4) | 1 |
| Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Fuel tank so insecure there is a risk of fire (6.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever insecure (3.1.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (1.8.B.1) | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view (8.1.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Brake warning device not working correctly broken again (3.3.D.3a) | 1 |
| Front Brake warning device not visible to the driver in darkness cant see it (3.3.D.2b) | 1 |
| Semaphore indicator tell tale missing tis not there (1.4.C.2) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty Broken (1.4.B.1d) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front passenger door pillar insecure needed repairs (6.2.B.2) | 1 |
| Body insecure and dangerous to other road users (6.1.B.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Broken (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Lower Body has a sharp edge caused by damage Really sharp (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Wheel insecure Wheel is missing (4.2.A.1c) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases clouds of gas (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number incomplete yep (6.3.5a) | 1 |
| Power steering disconnected where it is standard fitment doen that (2.3.3a) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams Yep (1.7.4b) | 1 |
| Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling (2.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |