| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective leaking |1.1.10 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn compliance bushs |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn compliance bushs |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Doorshut |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Turret |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Under sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Undersill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Centre outrigger |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded UNDER SILL |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |2.4.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |2.4.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing likely to break up (6.1.7 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Brake pipe connection leaking on an air braking system just below servo brake pressure valve |1.1.11 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen drivers side not clearing window |3.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |