| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wheel arch |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view mirror lens (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine dripping out of undertray area |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting wing area holed marked in yellow (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut from edge greater than 2mm (7.1.2 (b)) | 1 |