| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Tail pipe has large hole in it (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Other passenger door catch insecure side door cannot be held securely closed (6.2.3 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced behind front suspension (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire |6.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Axle with loose fixing bolts x four |5.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury door |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury passenger door |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury doors |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side INOPERATIVE BOTH SIDES |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Centre Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged likely to lead to failure under load |5.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector insecure |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing rear most seat in rear offside one |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion door bottom holed |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion door bottom skin insecure |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion sliding side door skin insecure |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion sliding door lower edge |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion lower 1/4 panel |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition exhaust from rear section missing |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement both sides D bushes |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working x 2 |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |