| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 3 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 1 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2| | 1 |
| Clutch lever shortened so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drive chain so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Fuel system component leaking Leak at carburettor. (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a| | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp damaged and function impaired |1.2.3a| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Indicator switch insecure |1.5.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 1 |