| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |8.2.1.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested excess black smoke |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Central Rear Engine mounting bracket excessively loose as marked rear stabilizer (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Engine mounting bracket excessively loose bolts missing as marked (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test aborted because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values |8.2.2.2 |f|| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint is excessively worn |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint is excessively worn |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brake pivot has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |