| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in an upper ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Brake hose damaged | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.3a| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.3a| | 2 |
| Offside 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 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 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting at boot floor (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting At body mount. (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bar bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn upper and lower x2 (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in an upper ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint bottom ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Statutory seat belt of the wrong type |5.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Speed limiter plate missing |6.5.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake back plate|s| securing device excessively deteriorated |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Offside Brake back plate|s| securing device excessively deteriorated |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake lining|s| insecure |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Brake lining|s| insecure |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play on drag link connected onto drop link at steering box (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a mounting that does not fully support the exhaust system |6.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Exhaust mounting missing |6.3.1b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside All outline marker lamps not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Offside All outline marker lamps not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.1.6a| | 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 Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting front and rear outriggers x2 (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.4d| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.4d| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside External window obviously not made of safety glass |on or after 1st Jan 1959| |6.11.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear External window obviously not made of safety glass |on or after 1st Jan 1959| |6.11.5| | 1 |
| Rear External window obviously not made of safety glass |on or after 1st Jan 1959| |6.11.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear External window obviously not made of safety glass |on or after 1st Jan 1959| |6.11.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged affecting the rear view |6.6.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not in good working order |not working| |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is cracked |5.1.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not in good working order |not working| |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a mounting that does not fully support the exhaust system |6.3.1b| | 1 |