| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam both sides (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam both sides (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on BOTH. |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear All direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp not working with brake light on (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective both front |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Position lamp not working all (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut insecure and impairing directional stability lower fixing bolts loose (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut insecure and impairing directional stability lower fixing bolts loose (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamps matched pair incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm insecurely attached |5.3.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm insecurely attached |5.3.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Power steering component leaking seal (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake slack adjuster has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Steering system fouling uj |2.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded door piller |5.2.6| | 1 |