| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 3 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Centre Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing (8.1.1) | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Speedometer not fitted |6.7.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever missing no parking brake fitted (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2) | 1 |
| Centre Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a) | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (8.1.1) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative (1.4.B.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever missing (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Trailing arm cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension support bearing excessively worn |2.4.G.4d| | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Centre Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Rear All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake juddering severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |9.2.8c| | 1 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |9.2.8c| | 1 |
| Brake lever is damaged so that the brake cannot be readily applied |9.3.1g| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Speedometer not fitted |6.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |