| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |