| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| 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| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper 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 Upper 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 Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer link |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 outer link |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner rear bush - deteriorated/contaminated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front torsion bar bushes - deteriorated/contaminated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush - deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect or way too low?? (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect or way too low?? (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side no effort (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side very low effort (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |