| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 2 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| 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| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel pipe excessively damaged |7.2.2| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| 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| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced os and ns rear chassis (6.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area fractured significantly reducing structural strength os and ns rear chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe excessively damaged front to rear |7.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 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 aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.3.D.1| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear Panhard rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 1 |