| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt forward arm |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm outer rose joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm outer rose joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level significantly below minimum level (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault fault on display on dash indicating fault with system |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system burst (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Torque/reaction arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Battery insecure in boot |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 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 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |