| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 16 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining pressure on the sealing arrangement |6.7.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1g| | 2 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front 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 Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 2 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not in good working order |not working| |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.3.2a| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill /door step |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Spare wheel carrier likely to fall from vehicle |6.5.13| | 1 |
| Offside All outline marker lamps not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside All outline marker lamps not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength cill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength round battery tray (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Central Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected lense broken showing white light (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system front to rear brake pipes (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested brake pipe leaking (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp switch missing |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.1.B.6a| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an lower ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an lower ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Inner Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective 4th row outside |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust tailpipe positioned so that fumes are likely to enter the passenger compartment |7.1.5| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Seat belt anchorage loose buckle at offside rearmost row |7.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Seat belt anchorage loose buckle at nearside, row 3 in passenger compartment |7.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective row 4 in passenger compartment |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Brake cable damaged both |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength both inner and outer sills various places |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength both steps |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively damaged both rear |1.1.11 |c|| | 1 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn |6.1.7 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner quarter panel |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer quarter panel |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt cut causing the fibres to separate |5.1.B.3a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.F.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicle structure |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.1.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat insecure seat inadequately mounted |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Passenger`s seat insecure Has mounting bolt missing |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |