| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 3 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Inner Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Prop shaft securing bolt loose (6.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Upper Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking spill pipes leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6| | 1 |
| Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 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 Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |