| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 2 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 2 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper securing device missing |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper securing device missing |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working both rear |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill holed |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill holed |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill holed |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended both reels incorrectly fitted (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear Panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end seriously misaligned |2.2.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake servo leaking |3.6.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Brake lever locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Steering system fouling fuel pipe |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking float chamber leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outer sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |