| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |9.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working stop lamps on rear brake (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working wiper arm loose (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel hub spigot mounting damaged to the extent that wheel security is adversely affected nuts not locked in (5.2.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake excessively binding all (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Direction indicator not working inside warning light (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Brake lever has restricted free movement front brake lever |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |