| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Brake hose damaged | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Front passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Upper Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| brake drum locking device missing |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |