| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test aborted because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values |8.2.2.2 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower bottom front ball joint |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure o/s rear box hanger missing n/s rear box front hanger split |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |