| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.4.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake drum contaminated |1.1.14 |b|| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |1.1.12 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Centre Front Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective |4.2.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected |4.4.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by grease |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Front Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering pump leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe inappropriately repaired |3.6.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis leg |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking injector |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced under spring hanger (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced under spring hanger (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings drop arm |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |