| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |