| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |6.4.B.2a| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Body has sharp edges or projections caused by corrosion or damage making the vehicle dangerous to other road users |6.5.10| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |6.4.B.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.2.4a| | 2 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |anchor| |2.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.3.2a| | 1 |
| Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body is excessively corroded seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of body mountings significantly reducing overall body security |6.5.9| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining pressure on the sealing arrangement |6.7.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale inoperative |1.1.6e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3| | 1 |
| Seat belt flexible stalk cable has broken strands |5.1.B.5b| | 1 |
| Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.1.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.1.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.5.11a| | 1 |