| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Central Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Drive shaft bearing housing insecure (6.1.7 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released front brake lever does not return (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn top arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn top arm bushes worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake clevis joint excessively worn rear brake clevis pin excessive play (1.1.15 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Footrest insecure |9.6.1| | 1 |
| Steering control restriction of the free movement of the steering |9.2.2a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake lever not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |