| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Brake hose damaged | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported Rear exhaust box bracket broken |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded wing |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded front and rear |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded front and rear |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion arch |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded under outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer under sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir cap missing |3.6.G.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector more than 50% obscured |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |