| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 13 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component 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 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Steering column flexible coupling has excessive play |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system |1.1.11 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to fluid leak |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |