| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar left grip (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail (1.1.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine mounting/bracket damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light showing white light to the rear (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Riders seat with a defective supporting structure (6.2.5 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine mounting/bracket excessively loose (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect left (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak right (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect dip beam led fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid not visible (1.1.10 (d) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak both fork seals (5.3.2 (b)) | 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 |
| Stop lamp lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Valve stem seriously misaligned (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp showing white light to the rear (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly (6.2.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.7 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam 10 amp fuse blown under seat, may have electrical issues (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |