| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 28 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 19 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 8 |
| Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d| | 8 |
| Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c| | 7 |
| Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e| | 6 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 6 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f| | 6 |
| Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h| | 5 |
| Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 5 |
| Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 5 |
| Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 5 |
| Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b| | 5 |
| Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 4 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 4 |
| Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b| | 4 |
| Rear Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 4 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 3 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 3 |
| Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a| | 3 |
| Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 3 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a| | 3 |
| Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 2 |
| Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a| | 2 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c| | 2 |
| Front An item not tested |Manual| | 2 |
| Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 2 |
| Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b| | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1| | 2 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.3.3 |b|| | 2 |
| Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d| | 2 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c| | 2 |
| Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j| | 2 |
| Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a| | 2 |
| Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b| | 2 |
| Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b| | 2 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d| | 2 |
| Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d| | 2 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute also on tickover inconsistant |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Centre Lower Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Front Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i|| | 1 |
| Front Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 1 |
| Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1| | 1 |
| Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Rear Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j| | 1 |
| Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Central Lower Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust excessively deteriorated nearside head studs |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Rear suspension component excessively corroded. swing arm |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Rear suspension component excessively corroded. |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Front Lower Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil Leaking on NS danger to Front Brake Disk |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Offside Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k| | 1 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b| | 1 |
| Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake component insecure (1.1.21 (c)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Swingarm corroded into a hole (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6| | 1 |
| Rear Leg shield insecure and likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drive chain horseshoe locking device likely to become detached (6.1.7 (j) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d| | 1 |
| Central Front Upper Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Brake lever is inoperative |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Brake lever cracked |3.1.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp reflector missing |4.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Drive chain worn to excess 1 x link found cracked |6.2.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c| | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Brake grabbing severely |1.2.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Drive chain so worn it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake locking device missing split pin -torque arm |3.2.A1e| | 1 |
| Steering headbearing in such a condition that steering control is adversely affected |2.2.2 |f| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Central Front Inner Position lamp not working Pilot light side light not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned |1.4.2d| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak bothfront fork seals leaking (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases O/s header cracked and leaking and centre collector section holed corroded and leaking (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded |3.2.A1h| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Brake hose leaking (1.1.12 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b| | 1 |
| Inner Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a| | 1 |
| Inner Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1c| | 1 |
| Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1| | 1 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2| | 1 |
| Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |
| Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Front Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Drive chain sprocket excessively loose Cush drive failure . excessive play in rear sprocket mounting (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a| | 1 |
| Front suspension fouling which affects the movement of the front suspension. |2.3.6a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1| | 1 |
| Offside Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4| | 1 |
| Indicator switch insecure |1.5.4| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel spoke missing |4.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |
| Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d| | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively tight CHAIN WORN HAS TIGHT SPOTS (6.1.7 (k) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b| | 1 |
| Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc contaminated |1.1.14 |b|| | 1 |
| Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Inner Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e| | 1 |
| Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2b| | 1 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle damaged and function impaired |1.4.2a| | 1 |