| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a| | 1 |
| Steering column locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated synthetic bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated synthetic bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Steering column universal joint insecure |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |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 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Steering rack gaiter split both fronts |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Steering column universal joint is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |