| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 8 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety fuel leak from carb (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking passenger side |lefthand drive| |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| obscured more than 50% |1.1.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| fouling other parts of the vehicle |2.3.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected cross member |5.3.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic fluid leaking excessively brake caliper (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 1 |