| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached MOUNTING HAS COME AWAY FROM BODY DUE TO CORROSION (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 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 Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e) | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2) | 1 |
| Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2) | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Drag link end deformed and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Drivers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone A (8.3.1b) | 1 |