| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 3 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 2 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 2 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Power steering component|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |