| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Headlamp switch insecure |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Vehicle Identification Number not legible on inner door pillar |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Offside Driver`s seat insecure floor at seat mounting holed and cracked |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Upper Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Inner Front Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Inner Front Upper Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Outer Rear Upper Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 1 |
| Fuel hose excessively chafed injector hose |7.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking vacuum slight leak from servo |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device insecure bonnet safety catch missing (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |