| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 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 aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Front Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated (7.8 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure seat base cracked |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Battery insecure behind drivers seat |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking Nearside front feeding brake flexi |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor corroded
& holed |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded and functionality of the braking system is affected wheel arch (1.1.21 (e) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body mounting fixings insecure such that stability is seriously impaired highly corroded (6.2.2 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced out rigger near air tank (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 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 |
| Cab steps in such a condition that it is likely to cause injury steel work erected in centre of entrance step (6.2.8 (b)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system above rear axle (1.1.11 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision drivers (7.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings out riggers |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings out riggers |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating maladjustment |3.5.1f| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark outer cyl |1.1.10 |d| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (1.1.17 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All direction indicators incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the left |1.6.B4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner arch (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner arch (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner arch (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced door step (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected step (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 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 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 Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor area |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking steel pipe |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill |7.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill area behind rear wheels |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill area behind rear wheels |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting X member behind rear light |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail above axle Ferrell corroded |1.1.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting wing step X member |6.2.2 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Halfshaft nut loose |4.2.B.3| | 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 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside 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 rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Intermediate drop arm damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |