| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Speed limiter plate missing |6.5.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt fluffed or frayed which has clearly weakened the webbing |5.1.B.3b| | 1 |
| Driving control|s| clutch pedal anti-slip provision missing |6.8.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.1.B.3c| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Speed limiter plate not clearly and indelibly marked with the set speed |6.5.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Air brake cylinder/actuator locking device missing |3.6.A.2d| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake warning device indicates a leak in the brake system |3.3.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Emergency exit sign missing |6.2.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Air/vacuum reservoir insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Air/vacuum reservoir mountings/securing straps excessively corroded |3.6.D.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn rubber bush |2.6.4| | 1 |
| passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced |2.4.F.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced |2.4.F.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working side light |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower 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 |
| Central Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |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 both ends |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Emergency exit door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.D.1a| | 1 |
| Front Fuel system component leaking |6.7.1a| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1e| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Centre Rear engine mounting bracket insecure and likely to fail |6.1.D.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Air/vacuum reservoir retaining device insecure |3.6.A.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake cable insecure |3.5.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Air suspension bellows leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Air suspension bellows leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Entrance/exit door remote control inoperative |6.2.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Entrance/exit door emergency control inoperative |6.2.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Fuel system component leaking |6.7.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has sharp edges or projections caused by corrosion or damage making the vehicle dangerous to other road users |6.5.10| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |6.7.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a mounting that does not fully support the exhaust system |6.3.1b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Air suspension levelling valve insecure |2.4.D.4| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |