Short answer

Each checklist question takes one response (single-select), so you can't tick two answers on the same item. But you're not stuck with recording only one fault, for two reasons:

  1. There's already a catch-all response. On a vehicle Check, the broad items carry a "more than one thing is wrong" option — "Multiple Failures" on Lights & Indicators, "Multiple Issues" on Tyres & Wheels and Load Security, "Multiple Low" on Fluid Levels, "Multiple Leaks" on Fluid Leaks. Picking it flags that several faults are present in one go.
  2. Raise a defect per fault to capture which. The catch-all records that more than one light is out, not which. To pin down the brake light and the indicator specifically, raise a separate defect for each — which is the recommended pattern anyway (one defect per real-world issue keeps each photo, description and repair job clean). See How does the defect workflow work — from a failed inspection to resolution?.

If you want the check itself to itemise each fault, use the Sweep instead of the Check (below).

Detail

Check vs Sweep. Every vehicle (and plant) type has two checklists in the dropdown:

  • Check (graded) — a quick pre-use/routine look at broad areas (one Lights & Indicators question, one Tyres & Wheels, etc.), each with graded responses including the "Multiple…" catch-all. A couple of minutes.
  • Sweep (per-item) — a detailed walk-around with one question per physical item, answered OK / N/A / fault, where only a fault offers a defect to raise (optional — see If I mark an inspection item as a fault, does Civic.ly raise a defect automatically?). For lights, the Sweep splits into a separate question for each type — headlights (incl. full beam), rear lights, side lights, indicators, hazards, reverse light, fog light and warning beacon — plus a question for every other part of the vehicle. So a blown brake light and a dead indicator come up as two separate questions, each flagged on its own, with no need for the catch-all.

So the answer depends on the depth the council wants: the Check + "Multiple Failures" + a defect per issue is quick and still captures the detail in the defects; the Sweep captures each item in the checklist itself. Both are in the "Select a checklist" dropdown — the operative chooses.

Why a defect per issue, not one lumped defect. A defect is the problem and jobs are the work to fix it; one fault might need several jobs and several people. Keeping one defect per real issue is what gives you a clean history and accurate effort tracking over time. (Full reasoning in How does the defect workflow work — from a failed inspection to resolution?.)

Watch-outs

  • Single-select is by design, not a gap to work around with notes. Don't ask staff to type "brake light + indicator" into one response's notes — use the catch-all response and a defect per fault, or the Sweep, so the data stays structured and reportable.
  • The catch-all loses the specifics on its own. "Multiple Failures" with no follow-up defects tells you several lights failed but not which — fine as a flag, but raise the defects (or use the Sweep) if you need the detail for the repair or the record.
  • A council can use both checklists. The Check and the Sweep both stay in the dropdown for a vehicle type; a common pattern is a quick Check most days and a fuller Sweep weekly. Picking the Sweep doesn't remove the Check.