| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 3 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d| | 1 |
| Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Front All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.12 |a|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e| | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected throttle does not return to idle when steering turned right (6.2.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Drive belt excessively tight, so that it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (k) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |