| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened corroded on bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm severely distorted |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |