| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Prop shaft joint excessively worn rear UJ at axle (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn inner "D" bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn inner "D" bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength mount top of axle (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear failed over fuel tank (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner & outer sill holed (also within body mounting prescribed area) (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner & outer sill holed (also within body mounting prescribed area) (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Brake pivot has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front, centre, rear (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake prescribed area is excessively corroded and functionality of the braking system is affected axle torque reaction rod detatched |1.1.21 |e| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced spring turret bracket cracked |6.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction items on interior mirror |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested unsafe to road test |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced SILL (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |