| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is fractured |3.3.A.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working none |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam nearside & offside |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Steering column shaft locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system lock to lock check exposes a seriously damaged brake pipe |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Steering system lock to lock check twists a brake pipe |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Intermediate drop arm damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Front Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Steering column deformed to the extent that steering is affected tight operation (2.1.3 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |