| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
| Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |