| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Front position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Indicators (1.1.A.3f) | 1 |
| Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Front, front side lights (1.4.A.2h) | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release Offside rear (5.2.5a) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt stitching not secure |5.2.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt stitching not secure |5.2.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake back plate|s| locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Steering wheel weakened by cracks |2.1.1| | 1 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod severely distorted |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| 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 |
| Fuel pipe leaking at fuel pump |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing ball joint split pin |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing ball joint split pin |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing split pin missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing split pin missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket bolt missing forward |2.4.B.6c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding nearside and offside |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e) | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |