| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir cap missing |3.6.G.1a| | 2 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a| | 1 |
| Lower Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Halfshaft nut loose |4.2.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper 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 |
| Front Lower Steering column attachment defective bush worn (2.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Steering locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Steering locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Steering locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Steering locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Steering locking device ineffective track rod end outer lock nut loose (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Steering locking device missing hub bearing nut (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing hub nut locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Front Horn control not readily accessible to the driver |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension retaining device ineffective |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension retaining device ineffective |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Rear Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever fractured |9.3.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not fitted |1.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Axle insecure (5.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Hydraulic brake cylinder insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing both rear reflectors missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working with lights on |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush upper and lower inner joints |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush upper and lower inner joints |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint upper and lower |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing hub split pin |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing inner split pin |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |