| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play pitman arm (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (brake pipe burst on tester) (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filter |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Emission control equipment missing where fitted as standard (8.2.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Drive shaft securing bolt loose (6.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Driver`s seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.5 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering box Arm (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Side repeater not working n/s o/s front (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush n/s o/s rear (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |