| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp sequence is incorrect |3.4.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |