| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Body has a projection caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve inoperative |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front position lamp|s| not working marker |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working 2x |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body mounting fixings insecure |6.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body mounting fixings insecure |6.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body mounting fixings missing |6.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body mounting fixings insecure |6.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective |4.2.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control |6.1.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control |6.1.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush front bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |