| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |6.7.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brake warning device not illuminated or visible from the drivers seat in darkness |3.3.E.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel stud|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Emergency exit sign missing |6.2.D.3| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Front Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front window|s| not made of safety glass, or from safety glazing |on or after 1st June 1978| |6.9.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust silencer likely to become detached strap broken (8.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension bellows leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction wiper blade (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 Suspension bellows damaged or deteriorated and function is seriously affected deflated (5.3.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension bellows damaged or deteriorated and function is seriously affected deflated (5.3.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Air/vacuum reservoir insecure tank strap broken (1.1.9 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury panel insecure (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear All position lamps excessively deteriorated so that they are not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Air suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking excessively or a risk of fire (6.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Air/vacuum reservoir mountings/securing straps cracked |3.6.D.1a| | 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 |
| Nearside Front 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 |
| Offside Front Suspension component corroded and seriously weakened Air bag pipe. (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Braking system leaking Rear air valve. (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Driving control|s| engine stop inoperative. |6.8.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |