| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested too dim (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested too dim (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake warning device not identifying low pressure (1.1.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Body insecure to the extent that stability is seriously impaired |6.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component corroded and likely to cause injury |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative none (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Floor excessively deteriorated cap floor corroded (6.2.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from transmission gearbox oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking continuously from transmission posing a serious risk to road safety diff seal leaking (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint likely to become detached bolts loose (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake valve leaking such that brake functionality is affected foot brake valve leaking (1.1.7 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Cab steps so insecure it is likely to cause injury corroded (6.2.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Air brake cylinder/actuator cracked brake cylinder on chassey (1.1.16 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake pressure build up too slow |3.3.E.6| | 1 |
| Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Rear Brake valve has an excessive discharge of oil |3.6.E.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported rear silencer |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering cab mount/locking device |6.1.A.1| | 1 |