| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Power steering malfunctioning pulling badly to the left when vehicle moved (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp position lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively stretched (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |