| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at manifold clamp |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.1.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not in good working order |not working| |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.5.4a| | 1 |
| Horn does not function |6.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside External window not made of safety glass, or from safety glazing |on or after 1st June 1978| |6.11.6b| | 1 |
| Steering system fouling |2.2.D.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.3.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |6.3.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen column switch operation faulty |3.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Central Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction Large sticker/sign in sweep area |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage loose Passenger side seat belt insecure and mounting point |7.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust silencer insecure Exhaust System from front to back insecure all mounting points broken + flex blowing |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing housing likely to fail Centre Bearing/ bush worn to excess |6.1.7 |f| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring insulation in such a condition there is an imminent risk of fire or formation of sparks wiring around battery area bear and insecure no insulation |4.11 |c| |iii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases downpipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tailpipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage loose drivers seat belt anchor (7.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring damaged, likely to cause a short |1.9.2b| | 1 |