| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d) | 2 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on (1.4.B.1f) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam goes off when on high beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill / floor area (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Horn control missing |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.4.B.1e) | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle door handle missing |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |