| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam all |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam all |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting crossmember |6.1.6 |i| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn swivel |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Steering wheel in a condition that hampers proper control |2.1.1| | 1 |
| Speedometer clearly inoperative (7.8 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake drum contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision (7.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision (7.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play insecure (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Lower Intermediate drop arm insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |