| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 3 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lever insecure brake lever (1.1.2 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering operation restricted in free movement from lock to lock (2.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect INCORRECT BULB FITTED (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel fixing loose (single fixing) (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Handlebar so insecure it is likely to become detached (2.2.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working dipped beam (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake component insecure brake caliper (1.1.21 (c)) | 1 |
| Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Handlebar retaining device loose |2.2.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake caliper insecurely mounted and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Exhaust silencer likely to become detached engine casing exhaust mount broken (8.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering operation restricted in free movement from lock to lock lock stop ineffective |2.1.4 |c|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |