| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 6 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 2 |
| Horn control missing |1.6.1| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Electrical wiring damaged and bare wires exposed |1.9.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc insecure |3.5.1i| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn bent |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Steering arm deformed to the extent that steering is affected |2.1.3 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Brake modification unsafe brake caliper bolt loose |1.1.21 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever missing |3.1.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Direction indicators missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Front Electrical wiring damaged and bare wires exposed |1.9.2c| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive free play |9.2.4| | 1 |
| Brake lever pivot excessively worn |9.3.1e| | 1 |
| Brake lever mounting retaining device insecure |9.3.1c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn swinging arm mounting chain side |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated both (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play both (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering locking device missing track rod end (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering locking device missing track rod end (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Steering locking device missing all 4 ball joints (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Direction indicator not working front and back (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm insecurely attached both sides (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play both sides (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |