| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front ball joint cover (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear ball joint cover (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 2 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake valve leaking on air tank (1.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board exhaust tail pipe to short (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater has a product on the lens so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Air/vacuum reservoir leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component corroded and likely to cause injury door lower edge rusted exposing sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected lens broken showing white light to rear (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring insecure and in contact with sharp edges Rear lamps wiring in contact with sharp edges and not secured very well (4.11 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts near tile pipe of exhaust (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Centre Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working 1 of 2 side lamp bulbs is not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Towbar component insecure |6.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.1.6 |i| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.1.6 |i| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced |6.1.1 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced |6.1.1 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector excessively damaged so that its function is impaired |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view leaving a large gap between sweeps |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |