| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Steering lock stop incorrectly adjusted (2.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed (0.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp missing |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake linkage has restricted free movement handbrake cable linkages seized |1.1.15 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute all |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not face the rear |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Towbar fractured seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.1.6 |i| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt missing |7.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Exhaust silencer likely to become detached (8.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring fractured TOP LEAF (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake leaking air and system functionality adversely affected SUSPECT AIR DRYER ROTTED THROUGH (1.1.21 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Wheel bearing has excessive play n/s/f (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working o/s/r fog not working also cover missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp lens seriously defective side markers inop (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front 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 Front 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 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested readings N/A due to exhaust system |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has an unsafe modification inner wheel arch |6.2.1 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has an unsafe modification inner wheel arch |6.2.1 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Entrance/exit step in such a condition as to affect the stability of passengers during use corrosion (9.7 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Seat belt flexible stalk damaged drivers seat (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases corroded (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp fault when brake pedal is pressed (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Door step |6.1.1 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective Fourth single seat |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking under nearside front wheel arch (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Braking system leaking air tank (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure at flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting behind front step at body mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting behind step beside body mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working Both side Markers |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid not visible (1.1.10 (d) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system front to rear (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working both marker light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear All position lamps not working Marker light |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Prop shaft bearing mounting. |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn both sides |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn both sides |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear All position lamps not working marker |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned fog light on near side not on off side (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp fog light stays on (4.5.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.5 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured |5.3.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated (7.8 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned Rear fog on N/S (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Drag link 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 has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft securing bolt missing (6.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |