| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Centre Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill all the way along (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering nearside and offside |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting marked with chalk (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 marked with chalk (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 1 |
| Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.1.B.6a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve has been disconnected and was fitted as standard. |3.6.F.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |6.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring fractured spring broken at spring shackle bush |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Centre Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Upper Driver`s door hinge insecure |6.2.B.2| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve defective and function impaired Adjusting rod is missing |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury mirror housing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill / rear arch (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded undersill panel |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |