| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b) | 2 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.B.6d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wheel arch |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wheel arch |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wheel arch |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop arm |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill/door step (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake lagging in operation 70% (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury Wheel arch panel (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury Side panel (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury Wheel arch panel (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury Drivers door (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty (1.7.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front passenger seat insecure (6.2.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Offside Service brake grabbing severely (3.7.C.2) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering (2.5.A.3a) | 1 |
| Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |