| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment track rod end locking not loose |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| rack end bent |2.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail not in clip and fouling drive shaft |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail not in clip and fouling drive shaft |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm likely to fail tie bar fouling chassies |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users |8.2.2.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Position lamp not working all not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure pipe |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment hand brake caliper seized (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |