| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Brake pivot has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Brake linkage has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Steering box insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings |2.1.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested due to misfire |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel to the extent that safe steering is affected |steering box fitted| steering idler insecure |2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play from steering box to steering idler both joints have excessive play x2 |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly |1.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket fractured |2.4.B.6b| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| loose on splines |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |