| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket modified and seriously weakened |2.4.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Centre Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 1 |
| Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp flashing with indicator (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested due to dip beam not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake modification unsafe brake servo push rod clevis pin missing (1.1.21 (d) (i)) | 1 |