| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released All (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing both |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Sound deadening material likely to become detached |8.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure mounting broken. (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both front brake discs worn. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rack boot split and insecure. (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam both front. (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure front and rear mountings missing /split. (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 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 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect fitted aim deflector (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect fitted aim deflector (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kicks off to the offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kicks off to the offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way binding |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside not operating |3.7.C.3a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases pipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported mount |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured hub fracturred |2.2.C.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end damaged and unserviceable hub fractured |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn both sides rear (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt nearside (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside (1.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released all lamps (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexy pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases main silencer holed and blowing (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working near side rear |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working off side rear |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working center |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Window in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested Due to it requiring a decelerometer test the condition of the vehicle makes this unsafe (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) showing white light to the rear (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking brake hose/caliper |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking brake hose/caliper |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking brake hose/caliper |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder leaking (1.1.10 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts Alternator wiring (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Axle fractured Also has corrosion (5.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose damaged split (6.1.3 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid Master |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 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 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases leaking around hanger (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre box holed (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Position lamp not working ALL (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Axle trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Axle trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering rack gator (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering rack gator (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside brake binding |1.2.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick-up to offside |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick-up to offside |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake linkage has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e)) | 1 |
| Wheel bearing rough when rotated off side rear (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake excessively binding off side front (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure hanger broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust holed (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported front section |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking flexi |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |