| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Power steering pump drive system defective |2.3.6| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure clamp (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Rear Brake insecure brake spliter to axlel (1.1.21 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake insecure back plate to adjuster in drum bolt missing (1.1.21 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 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 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing areas (1.1.21 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering pipe/hose excessively corroded |2.1.5 |g| |i|| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |1.2.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve inoperative |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested excessive exhaust leak |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced baulkhead (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (1.1.17 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (1.1.21 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage loose seat (7.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device excessively deteriorated catch mounting corroded (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |