| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Lower Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |