| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 2 |
| Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm locating pin retaining device missing |2.4.G.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases section joint to centre |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre section at joint with back box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system pipe rubbed through (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak exhaust blow (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |