| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Rear Brake valve leaking (1.1.7 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings a post corroded (6.1.B.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front step (2.4.A.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative and leaking (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |