| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 155 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 129 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 111 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 81 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 39 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Rear brake binding | 32 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 32 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 29 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 25 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 19 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 16 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 15 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 12 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 12 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 11 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 11 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 10 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 10 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 10 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 9 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 8 |
| Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 7 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 7 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 7 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 6 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 6 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 6 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 5 |
| Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 4 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 4 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 4 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 4 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Power steering pump drive system defective |2.3.6| | 4 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 3 |
| Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6| | 3 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 3 |
| rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 3 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 3 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 3 |
| Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| 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| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 3 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |