| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.5.11b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Driver`s side window not made of safety glass |on or after 1st June 1978| |6.11.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Passenger`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Torsion bar has excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Torsion bar has excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.5.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| window|s| not made of safety glass |on or after 1st June 1978| |6.9.7a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing brake caliper pins x2 |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush bush missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring linkage pin missing |2.4.B.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring linkage pin missing |2.4.B.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |