| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced passenger floor (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Direction indicator not working Working opposite sides on rear |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour Lense broken showing white light |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.5.11b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a) | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized (3.6.E.3) | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe fouled by moving parts (3.6.B.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a) | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.4.B.1e) | 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 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings o/s front cab structure holed holed within area of mounting point (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front and rear drag link ends dust covers damaged and joints worn (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt n/s track rod end (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt o/s track rod end (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system lock to lock check twists a brake hose o/s brake hose fouling steering lock to lock (2.2.D.2b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder retaining device insecure o/s/r brake caliper retaining bolt hanging out and hitting spring saddle (3.6.A.2d) | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) obviously incorrectly positioned (1.1.A.3a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Air suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system |1.1.11 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 1 |