| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not legible |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Lower Steering component is not secure to the vehicle structure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pivot excessively worn and seriously weakened |3.5.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing both (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Hazard warning lamps not fitted |1.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation |1.1.A.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch missing |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension locking device ineffective |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested parking brake not fitted (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam Hub loose or worn (5.1.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Wheel bearing has excessive play axle bearing |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Wheel bearing has excessive play axle bearing |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working foot brake |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Upper Steering column top bearing excessively worn race bearing |2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering wheel in a condition that hampers proper control |2.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush bushes x 2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush bushes x 2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Shock absorber insecure n/s front |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension support bearing excessively worn rear |2.4.G.4d| | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed |6.3.5.a| | 1 |