| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Steering component is not secure to the vehicle structure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake servo insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a| | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor to sill/chassis not welded properly covered in sealer all part chalked that need welded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective cap does not secure firmly |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is deliberately modified which significantly reduces the original strength centre floor pan |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 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 |
| Windscreen has a combination of minor damage areas which restrict the drivers view |8.3.1c| | 1 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt attachment fitting badly deteriorated |5.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt attachment fitting badly deteriorated |5.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake indicates brake bind |3.7.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |