| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened |3.5.1i| | 1 |
| Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail brake flex hose fouling against the caliper on full lock (1.1.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail brake flex hose fouling against the caliper on full lock (1.1.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose so insecure there is a risk of fire carburettor feed pipe jubilee clips missing. (6.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 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 excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Panhard rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |