| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Power steering ram|s| leaking from a failed component |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end seriously misaligned |2.2.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end seriously misaligned |2.2.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Power steering ram|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Power steering ram|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |