| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking wheel cylinder /pipe union |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filler neck rubber hose |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested unable to check oil level |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 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 Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe/hose excessively corroded |2.1.5 |g| |i|| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |