| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Horn not a continuous or uniform sound |1.6.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed |6.3.5.b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |