| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 3 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| 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)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp not working With rear brake. |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned less than 18cm apart |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly (6.2.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls rear switch (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling (2.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak N/S and O/S (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Brake master cylinder leaking (1.1.10 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working front opp (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake master cylinder insecure (1.1.10 (c)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel fixing loose (single fixing) (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Engine mounting/bracket bracket missing (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |