| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Rear An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective seal split |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Rear reflector not red in colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir cap missing |3.6.G.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up to wrong side, both sides (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filter (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play inner rack joint (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play inner rack joint (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly ratchet not locking on (1.1.6 (a)) | 1 |