| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |