| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 31 |
| Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 6 |
| Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 4 |
| Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 4 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1| | 3 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Front Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy |2.2.2 |f| |i|| | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 2 |
| Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.0 mm thick |1.1.13 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.0 mm thick |1.1.13 |a|| | 1 |
| Motorcycle structure excessively distorted Front wheel hitting belly pan |bent yoke| |6.1.1a| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b| | 1 |
| Motorcycle structure insecure and likely to affect the correct functioning of the steering or braking centre stand sticks down not returning fully |6.1.1c| | 1 |
| Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b| | 1 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c| | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Wheel fixing loose |single fixing| |5.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Valve stem seriously damaged cracked and perished |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Rear Valve stem seriously damaged cracked and perished |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment |1.1.15 |f|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment |1.1.15 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.4.3 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Headlamp incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected |6.2.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak OSF |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Steering linkage ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Valve stem seriously misaligned |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake cable excessively worn (1.1.15 (b)) | 1 |
| Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30% (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Stop lamp not working Front Brake Light Is Not Coming On (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Valve stem seriously damaged Front and rear. (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Front Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied (1.1.2 (e) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Wheel fixing loose (single fixing) MAIN REAR WHEEL NUT UNDONE!!
TIGHTENED DURING TEST (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing not visible under L plate, new one added (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Handlebar mounting insecure (2.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |