| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Brake pedal has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot |3.3.A.1d| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal pad not secure to the pedal |3.3.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 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 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Semaphore indicator arm missing |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |