| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c| | 3 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 3 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 2 |
| Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2| | 2 |
| Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a| | 2 |
| Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Front Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i|| | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp insecure |1.1.1c| | 1 |
| Central Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected switch not working correctly (1.5.4) | 1 |
| Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c| | 1 |
| Front Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.3.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.5a| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel spoke excessively bent |4.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Centre Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Outer Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever excessively corroded |3.2.A1c| | 1 |
| Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a| | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Drive chain horseshoe locking device likely to become detached |6.1.7 |j| |ii|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.3.3 |b|| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.4.3 |b|| | 1 |
| Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 1 |