| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Near filler neck (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength Step (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Step (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Inner and outer wheel arch rear of road wheel (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Engine mounting excessively loose (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively binding n/s & o/s |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Fuel system component leaking filler neck gaiter split (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Rear reflector not red in colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength suspension arm |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wheelarch |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |