| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb located wrong way (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamps matched pair incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users coolant (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose insecure causing filter to chafe on battery bracket |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Steering lock warning lamp indicates a fault |2.1.4c| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure detached |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system grabbing severely |1.3.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |