| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 3 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front drive shaft damaged |2.5.C.2a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner and outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner and outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner and outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner and outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor / jacking area |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor/ jacking area |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting arch to sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength BOX SECTION BY STEP / SUSPENSION MOUNTING (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings box section/jacking point |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.3.2a| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.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 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play play in inner tie rod |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play play in inner tie rod |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner tie rod boot split |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Floor excessively deteriorated holed in floor jacking point |6.2.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Floor excessively deteriorated holed in floor jacking point |6.2.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |