| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Steering locking device missing t/r end |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Steering locking device missing t/r end |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush wishbone bushes worn allowing movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Shock absorber - all missing when fitted as standard |2.7.1a| | 1 |
| Brake cable insecure |3.5.1d| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 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 Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |