| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |