| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |4.4.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Centre Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3| | 1 |
| Lower Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play both |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension support bearing excessively worn |2.4.G.4d| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc contaminated by grease |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel hub spigot mounting excessively worn HUB OR BEARING N/S/R WHEEL VERY LOOSE (5.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play ALL 4 STEERING JOINTS HAVE LOTS PLAY (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |