| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake drum back plate insecure (1.1.14 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded box section to side of subframe mounting |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Box section to the rear of subframe mounting |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Brake hose damaged and likely to fail ferules corroded badly brake hose likely to fail. |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective beam pattern in correct |4.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |