| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a| | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel hub spigot mounting worn to the extent that wheel security is adversely affected both rear hubs insecure (5.2.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel no park brake effort on either wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake master cylinder insecure (1.1.10 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension arm insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering column has an unsafe modification (2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn swing arm bearings (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel spigot mounting excessively worn (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel spigot mounting excessively worn (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar grip not secure to handlebars. (2.2.1 (f) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Central Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1| | 1 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake back plate|s| securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Horn control insecure |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Stop lamp missing |1.2.1a| | 1 |
| Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |9.2.1a| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working all |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |