| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel stud|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake cable knotted |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder retaining device missing |3.6.A.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Hydraulic brake cylinder retaining device insecure |3.6.A.2d| | 1 |
| Brake valve modified and seriously weakened |3.6.A.3| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve has been disconnected and was fitted as standard |3.6.E.2| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring damaged and bare connector exposed |1.9.2c| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare wires exposed |1.9.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected |5.3.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected |5.3.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded and functionality of the braking system is affected |1.1.21 |e| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |