| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim does not move downwards when dipped |British American headlamp| |1.8.C.4| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Steering linkage inappropriately modified steering control arm , no locking device, both ends |2.2.C.1e| | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorber insecure both , fitted upside down causing over positive camber |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped U clip adrift on brake hose mounting point on caliper |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported U clip missing for brake caliper brake hose mounting point |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm locating pin retaining device not properly locked |2.4.G.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |