| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror insecure |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint excessively worn |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint excessively worn |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.5 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel 12kg/f |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel 31kg/f |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated (2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated split in several locations (2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed due to engine problem missfire (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn and corroded fronts (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value both (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play rack end (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective hinge |3.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated insecure rivnut ripped out of floor (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested system leak (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism worn to the extent that the brake may inadvertently release (1.1.6 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |