| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Steering column universal joint locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Centre Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever pivot worn to the extent that the brake may inadvertently release (1.1.6 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control |6.1.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |