| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Rear Gas suspension interconnecting pipe insecure |2.4.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill holed |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| remains on when the brakes are released |4.3.2 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected |5.3.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is fractured |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |