Every MOT test · Every bike · Great Britain 2005–2025
Which bikes actually pass their MOT?
Not opinion, not forum folklore, every motorcycle MOT test result published by the DVSA from 2005–2025, aggregated by make and model. This is what reliability looks like when you count all 18,679,309 of them.
18.7M
MOT tests analysed, 2005–2025
82.0%
passed first time
11.0%
failed outright
66,723
distinct models tested
What the MOT data says
82.0%
pass first time, Great Britain
But averages hide big gaps: makes span the low 70s to the mid 90s. See who leads and who lags.
The league table →
≈1pt
lost per 10,000 miles
Mileage is the single strongest reliability signal in the data, a better predictor of MOT failure than a bike's age.
The mileage curve →
EV≈petrol
first-time pass rate
Electric motorbikes have all but closed the gap on petrol, with far fewer moving parts to fail.
Electric vs petrol →
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Most reliable make
VELOCETTE
93.8% pass
Least reliable make
SUPERBYKE
54.3% pass
Most tested make
HONDA
4,199,069 tests
Among established makes (≥ 5,000 tests, 2005–2025).
The make league table
78 established makes (≥ 5,000 tests), 2005–2025 · ranked by pass rate · see all makes →
| # | Make | Pass rate | Pass % | PRS % | Fail % | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELOCETTE |
|
93.8 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 24,652 |
| 2 | VINCENT |
|
93.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 7,035 |
| 3 | ARIEL |
|
92.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 14,767 |
| 4 |
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE
|
|
92.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 13,094 |
| 5 | SUNBEAM |
|
92.4 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 6,071 |
| 6 | MATCHLESS |
|
92.1 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 19,084 |
| 7 | NORTON |
|
91.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 57,947 |
| 8 | BSA |
|
91.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 117,827 |
| 9 | VICTORY |
|
90.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 15,035 |
| 10 |
BMW
|
|
89.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1,072,196 |
| 11 |
ROYAL ENFIELD
|
|
89.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 96,252 |
| 12 |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
|
|
88.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 794,837 |
| 13 |
LAMBRETTA
|
|
88.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 194,354 |
| 14 | ENFIELD |
|
87.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 14,621 |
| 15 |
MV AGUSTA
|
|
87.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 26,484 |
| 16 | ROYAL ALLOY |
|
87.6 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 8,154 |
| 17 | LAVERDA |
|
87.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 11,162 |
| 18 |
TRIUMPH
|
|
87.5 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 1,359,996 |
| 19 | MOTO GUZZI |
|
87.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 108,006 |
| 20 |
DUCATI
|
|
87.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 413,251 |
| 21 | PUCH |
|
86.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 5,737 |
| 22 | SCOMADI |
|
85.9 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 6,606 |
| 23 | BUELL |
|
85.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 36,365 |
| 24 |
MZ
|
|
83.6 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 29,620 |
| 25 |
BETA
|
|
82.4 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 13,052 |
| 26 |
VESPA
|
|
82.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 20,677 |
| 27 |
VESPA (DOUGLAS)
|
|
82.2 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 51,701 |
| 28 |
HONDA
|
|
82.1 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 4,199,069 |
| 29 |
KAWASAKI
|
|
81.9 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 1,626,927 |
| 30 |
KTM
|
|
81.8 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 304,483 |
| 31 |
LML
|
|
81.7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 22,828 |
| 32 |
SUZUKI
|
|
81.2 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 2,462,338 |
| 33 | CCM |
|
81.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 30,273 |
| 34 |
YAMAHA
|
|
80.6 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 2,745,454 |
| 35 | GAS GAS |
|
80.0 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 15,239 |
| 36 | BENELLI |
|
80.0 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 23,108 |
| 37 |
HUSQVARNA
|
|
79.6 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 37,258 |
| 38 | HUSABERG |
|
79.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 7,496 |
| 39 | EASY RIDER |
|
78.5 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 10,879 |
| 40 |
PIAGGIO
|
|
78.1 | 7.1 | 14.7 | 837,417 |
| 41 | AJS |
|
77.6 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 46,639 |
| 42 | SKYTEAM |
|
75.6 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 6,054 |
| 43 |
APRILIA
|
|
75.4 | 7.6 | 17.0 | 377,900 |
| 44 |
SYM
|
|
75.0 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 114,678 |
| 45 | ITALJET |
|
74.8 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 12,107 |
| 46 |
KYMCO
|
|
74.3 | 8.4 | 17.3 | 62,968 |
| 47 | PGO |
|
73.8 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 5,630 |
| 48 | TGB |
|
71.7 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 15,024 |
| 49 | SACHS |
|
71.3 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 8,570 |
| 50 | MUTT |
|
71.3 | 11.1 | 17.6 | 6,238 |
| 51 | CAGIVA |
|
70.3 | 8.9 | 20.8 | 26,209 |
| 52 | DAELIM |
|
70.1 | 8.9 | 21.0 | 10,607 |
| 53 |
PEUGEOT
|
|
69.4 | 8.0 | 22.5 | 264,660 |
| 54 |
GILERA
|
|
68.7 | 8.0 | 23.3 | 133,919 |
| 55 | SINNIS |
|
67.7 | 9.2 | 23.1 | 16,096 |
| 56 | MOTO ROMA |
|
66.7 | 9.5 | 23.8 | 7,447 |
| 57 |
HYOSUNG
|
|
66.1 | 10.5 | 23.5 | 29,064 |
| 58 | WK BIKES |
|
66.1 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 5,135 |
| 59 | MALAGUTI |
|
65.8 | 7.8 | 26.4 | 10,552 |
| 60 | MBK |
|
65.8 | 8.3 | 25.9 | 16,486 |
| 61 | ZONTES |
|
65.4 | 10.3 | 24.3 | 7,155 |
| 62 | GENERIC |
|
65.0 | 9.2 | 25.8 | 8,021 |
| 63 | BAOTIAN |
|
64.6 | 8.3 | 27.1 | 17,272 |
| 64 | ZNEN |
|
64.5 | 10.0 | 25.5 | 6,551 |
| 65 |
KEEWAY
|
|
64.2 | 10.4 | 25.4 | 27,081 |
| 66 | LONGJIA |
|
64.0 | 9.4 | 26.7 | 8,213 |
| 67 | DIRECT BIKES |
|
64.0 | 9.3 | 26.6 | 12,269 |
| 68 | LIFAN |
|
63.3 | 12.2 | 24.5 | 11,024 |
| 69 | LEXMOTO |
|
63.0 | 10.1 | 26.9 | 94,177 |
| 70 | SUKIDA |
|
62.2 | 10.4 | 27.4 | 6,493 |
| 71 | PULSE |
|
62.1 | 10.0 | 27.9 | 15,135 |
| 72 | CPI |
|
61.2 | 9.8 | 28.9 | 8,526 |
| 73 | QINGQI |
|
61.1 | 10.3 | 28.6 | 16,329 |
| 74 | JINLUN |
|
59.9 | 10.8 | 29.3 | 10,494 |
| 75 | DERBI |
|
59.4 | 10.5 | 30.1 | 27,252 |
| 76 | PIONEER |
|
58.6 | 12.2 | 29.2 | 6,407 |
| 77 | RIEJU |
|
57.2 | 10.0 | 32.8 | 12,126 |
| 78 | SUPERBYKE |
|
54.3 | 11.2 | 34.5 | 5,019 |
Normal tests only. PRS = pass after rectification of a defect at the test station. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results, 2005–2025.