| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor to sill panel |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested missing cat converter |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Upper Macpherson strut insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect both sides |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering component is not secure to the vehicle structure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |