| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation |1.1.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension locking device ineffective |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension locking device ineffective |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Front Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn swivel knuckles (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn swivel knuckles (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft joint so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc contaminated leaking hub seal (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play track rod rubber bush |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Upper Tie bar/rod locating pin locking device missing |2.4.G.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Steering column universal joint locking device ineffective UJ connecting to steering box loose |2.1.3 |d|| | 1 |