| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Rear Oil leaking excessively from transmission |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not displayed (0.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) lower steering shaft coupling (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure top bolt (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage loose (7.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired rear spring front mounting (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure front (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure rear (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring insecure lighting wires both sides |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component locking device missing hand brake pivot lock pin |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Offside Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drag link |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing buckle |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure rear shackle |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking drain plug |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play forward most |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Body panel likely to become detached roof |6.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working both |3.4 |a|| | 1 |
| front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod 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 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc contaminated |1.1.14 |b|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play steering arm (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Rear Service brake imbalanced across an axle Effort low on offside (1.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure nut missing |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams main beam headlights wrong way round |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped pipe junction at rear insecure |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded spring hanger |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre box |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Electrical wiring insecure on inside at indicator swich |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1| | 1 |