| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings brake hose mounting |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Intermediate drop arm pivot housing casing has relative movement to chassis/bodywork |2.1.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Centre Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play idoler arm |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) Excessive play in steering rack end (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Intermediate drop arm pivot housing casing retaining devices dangerously loose bush worn (2.1.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre box joints blowing (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (1.1.17 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |