| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Rear Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |
| Speedometer not fitted |6.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value rear brake inoperative (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Wheel bearing has excessive play swing arm bearing (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Wheel hub spigot mounting excessively worn (5.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp switch missing |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1| | 1 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush All front shock upper and lower bushes (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing both (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Integral body structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced fendor mount (6.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| All direction indicators missing all front and rear (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (7.1.4) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim does not move downwards when dipped |British American headlamp| |1.8.C.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel fitment excessively worn between the wheel and hub spigot mounting |4.2.B.5| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| obscured more than 50% |1.1.A.3c| | 1 |