| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 31 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 17 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.3.D.1| | 1 |
| Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a| | 1 |
| Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Centre Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective ALL rear |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded wheel arch |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |