| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush upper |2.5.A.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush upper |2.5.A.1c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outter |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Outer Track Rod End - Gator |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Gator |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Gator |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Gator |5.3.4 |b| |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 Gator |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Gator |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Seat belt buckle missing Drivers |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Bulb insecure |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Outter. |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Outter. |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush Upper |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush Upper |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Panard rod (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Panod rod. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down under servo assistance and touches the floor |3.3.C.3| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort Bothsides |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside engine mounting bracket insecure and likely to fail |6.1.D.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn and split rubber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested too much black smoke (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering box has excessive movement between sector shaft and the drop arm Steering idler (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn Link rod (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Steering column attachment defective coupling at steering box |2.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner wheel arch |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Inner wheel arch corroded and holed (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper insecure Bracket corroded and broken (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam exsesive play |5.1.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Electrical wiring damaged, likely to become detached inside wheel arch ,road wheel fowling wirering harness on full lock, |1.9.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |