| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake cable locking device missing |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Ball joint has excessive play idler arm |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust box |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring eye defective |shackle| |2.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring eye defective |anchor| |2.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded door step |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play inner as chalked |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor area |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Body has a projection caused by corrosion step |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill in several places |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor in several places |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Steering arm deformed and unserviceable drag links bar |2.2.C.1d| | 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 Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.B.6d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded wing |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings boot floor |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |