| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 17 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system (1.1.11 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe union leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear Brake valve leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir cap missing |3.6.G.1a| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Intermediate drop arm deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Fluid suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded door pillar base |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking Metal brake pipe |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play steering idler |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |