| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury headlamp (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Side repeater incorrect colour Both sides front (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |