| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Speedometer clearly inoperative speedo cable missing (7.8 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction items secured to roof blocking visibilty (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective fuel cap doesnt fit tight (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced dip and full dim (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Valve stem seriously damaged cracked (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Towbar mounting obviously of an inappropriate type |6.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Engine mounting excessively loose both (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted lower bolt loose (1.1.16 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Brake rod insecure handbrake rod at adjuster nut loose (1.1.15 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired step plates |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Body mounting fixings insecure 2 x rear body brackets missing (6.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Body mounting fixings insecure 1 x rear body bolt loose (6.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Body mounting fixings insecure 2 x rear body brackets not welded (6.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure both rear springs u bolts loose (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached lower bolt loose (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front engine mounting bracket insecure and likely to fail bolts missing |6.1.D.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rod front joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure both `u` bolt nuts loose |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance obscured by side panel |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring modified and seriously weakened leaf and clamps missing |2.4.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis outrigger holed |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure bracket insecurely welded |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play both |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired both steps not fully welded at seat belt mounting areas |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b| | 1 |