| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Air brake cylinder/actuator insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 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 |
| Nearside 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 Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake warning device not fitted |3.3.E.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pressure build up too slow |3.3.E.6| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |