| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 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 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system from abs pump (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector excessively damaged so that its function is impaired |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body insecure (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body insecure (6.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake indicates brake bind |3.7.D.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system rear axle (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outrigger |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning all not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible HID kit fitted (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty main beam not operating |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Indicator switch faulty wont operate nearside properly |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible HID kit fitted (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring saddle is moving relative to the spring |2.4.B.7a| | 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 |
| Offside 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 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |