| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.1.B.6b) | 3 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements (3.8.A.9/10) | 3 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength shocker top mount (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release 9 |nine| seatbelt stalks broken |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Indicator switch missing |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |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 |8.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin |6.1.2 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Floor excessively deteriorated door step to floor |6.2.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Floor excessively deteriorated and outer sill marked |6.2.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn marked |6.1.7 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear All outline marker lamps not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body insecure inner arch (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Body insecure step at s/l/door (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Body insecure crossmember at l/s/valve suport panell (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body insecure crossmember at behind rear spring hanger (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body insecure outrigger at s/l/door (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not in good working order (not working) (1.1.6b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.1.9) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outrigga (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk excessively deteriorated (5.1.B.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.1.B.6a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.1.B.6b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (6.3.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right (1.6.4) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill/ step (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear of rear wheels inner and outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis leg at rear axel (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear crossmember (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear valance (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength at tow bar (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |