| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Offside Front Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt fluffed or frayed which has clearly weakened the webbing |5.1.B.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn & offside rear - as chalked. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn & offside front - as chalked. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts insecure and resting on exhaust (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure and tail pipe broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking parking brake off leak at air tank pipe (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working lamp broken (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking Air tank (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Rear silencer (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective |3.6.F.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Driver`s view to front impaired by crack |6.9.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |6.3.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint 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 Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine Sump area (8.4.1 (a) (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 |
| Nearside 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 |
| 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 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating both sides inner inop |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both track rod end ball joint dust covers damaged |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering pump leaking from a seal |2.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.1.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |6.3.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |6.3.1a| | 1 |
| Outline marker lamp not working n/s and o/s markers not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn n/s and o/s bushes worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |1.1.12 |d|| | 1 |
| Vehicle structure is so deformed it is likely to adversely affect braking or steering offside front crossmember bolts loose x2 (6.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (1.1.12 (d)) | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Air brake cylinder/actuator excessively weakened by corrosion |3.6.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.8.A2a| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt nearside and offside track rod end (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both rubbers (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |6.3.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Rear outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Rear outline marker lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.B.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.F.4| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a part missing |6.3.1a| | 1 |