| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |