| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 2 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |