| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 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 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring splayed and fouling |2.4.B.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Centre Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |