| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 3 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 3 |
| Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 2 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a| | 2 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 2 |
| Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.2.B2a| | 1 |
| Front Front wheel spindle loose |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b| | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l| | 1 |
| Riders seat insecure |6.2.5 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar |2.2.1 |d| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear suspension fouling which affects the movement of the rear suspension The exhaust tail pipe was fouling the right hand rear shock absorber |2.4.A.3a| | 1 |
| Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.7.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders operation of the controls |2.1.2b| | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a| | 1 |
| Fairing insecure and likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e| | 1 |
| Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick-up is to the offside |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel fixing loose (single fixing) (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering linkage locking device ineffective speedometer drive incorrectly located |2.1.3 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b| | 1 |
| Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. x2 |2.4.A.3b| | 1 |
| Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4| | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |