| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Centre Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |