| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 10 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 5 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 2 |
| Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 2 |
| Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d| | 2 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 2 |
| Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working intermittently works |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam intermittently works |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam intermittently works |1.2.2a|ii|| | 1 |
| Indicator switch insecure |1.5.4| | 1 |
| Horn control defective intermittently works |1.7.2a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap sealing washer torn |7.2.2c| | 1 |
| Steering headbearing in such a condition that steering control is adversely affected (2.2.2 (f) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2| | 1 |
| Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c| | 1 |
| Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Fuel hose leaking perished hoses |7.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned not on centre line of machine |1.4.2d| | 1 |
| Central Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on wired incorrectly wires swapped over |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies wired incorrectly wires swapped over |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute All flashing fast as engine revs lifted |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d| | 1 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Horn not working Cuts in and out as handlebars turned (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Central Front Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn is not a constant note |1.7.3c| | 1 |
| Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively tight (6.1.7 (k) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp insecure |1.1.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle deteriorated and function impaired |1.4.2a| | 1 |
| Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4| | 1 |
| Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.1| | 1 |
| Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Brake rod insecure lock nut |1.1.15 |c|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel more than one fixing loose adjusting nuts loose insecure |5.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1| | 1 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d| | 1 |
| Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1| | 1 |
| Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |