| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering component deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end seriously misaligned |2.2.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Axle has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Axle has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake imbalanced across an axle |3.7.B.5b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Hand operated control valve gate and/or locating mechanism excessively worn and cannot be held in the on position |3.2.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear |3.5.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |