| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not displayed |0.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bolt loose (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working sidelight and brake light inop (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft likely to become detached loose (6.1.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working on footbrake (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to driveshaft loose (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) not working no stop lights from foot lever (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Both inner and outer worn (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play inner and outer worn (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Top arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play Both rear bearings (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator not working Both fronts (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers likely to become detached Play in gland or shock absorber internally broken (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner frame to arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn frame to arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering locking device ineffective Steering arm lock nuts insecure (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering locking device ineffective Steering arm lock nuts insecure (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |