| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake hose damaged | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor pan (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering component is not secure to the vehicle structure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Steering system lock to lock check stretches a brake hose |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Steering column universal joint insecure |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view wiper arm loose |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |