| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Brake warning device defective park brake warning lamp switch defective |3.3.E.1b| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Driver`s view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction black tape |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn link arm bushes |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour BROKEN LENS (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases SILENCER HOLED (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.5.11b| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Additional braking device insecure |3.6.I.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Additional braking device insecure |3.6.I.1| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Direction indicator not in good working order |not working| |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |6.1.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk excessively deteriorated |5.1.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.6| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear window|s| not made of safety glass, or from safety glazing |on or after 1st June 1978| |6.9.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |