| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Central Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended not fastening or releasing |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working Near and Offside |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective rear most second tank cap not able to remove |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases back box/main box |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing loose |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam such that directional stability is impaired |5.1.2 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam such that the stub axle is likely to become insecure |5.1.2 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Central Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover missing (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |