| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Lower Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm locating pin locking device missing |2.4.G.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements Parking brake cable not present |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working when front brake applied |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Central Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.E.1| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not legible |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever missing (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working all |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc insecure (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached split pin missing (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working from rear brake (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn control missing |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Indicator switch missing |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached split pin missing (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |