| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing n/s + o/s |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 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 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Axle has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear 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 a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached excessive wear/play in ball joint |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened lower suspension arm anchor area |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened behind wheel |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened infront of wheel |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened behind wheel |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |