| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 2 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c) | 1 |
| Offside rear parking (secondary) brake grabbing severely (3.7.B.6b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear An item not tested (Manual) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer control missing (8.2.1a) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension component insecurely attached Panhard rod bolt loose (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) | 1 |
| rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Steering locking device missing Split pin missing on drag link end offside (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b) | 1 |
| Front Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c) | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user (1.6.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated (7.2.4c) | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play centre (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside rear brake juddering severely (3.7.A.5b) | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |