| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced out rigger |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded door step |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking fluid level low |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure bolt missing |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded door step |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported rubbers missing |7.1.1| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working nearside front & rear |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance rear light lens broken |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |