| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 11 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| excessively corroded |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |