| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar insecurely attached bolt loose (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play insecure in hub (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside 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 |
| Front Drag link 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 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Emergency exit sign missing (9.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Drag link 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 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Passenger`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch insecure |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper All position lamps not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2b| | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation |1.1.A.2| | 1 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Front outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Rear outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working both rear fog light (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt on steering box (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt from steering box to hub (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting in front of rear wheel (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting front floor pan (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust fumes entering cabin not exiting vehicle or down swiped (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector not red in colour |1.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector not red in colour |1.4.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated (7.8 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brakes release unevenly |3.8.A.6| | 1 |
| Brake pressure build up too slow |3.3.D.6| | 1 |
| Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| rear brakes release unevenly |3.8.A.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt fluffed or frayed which has clearly weakened the webbing |5.1.B.3b| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |