BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ APRILIA/PEGASO FACTORY 660
Model report · 2005–2025

APRILIA PEGASO FACTORY 660

660cc Petrol Class 2
87.5%
first-time pass rate
8.3%
failed outright
8,366
median miles at test
312
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2017

The PEGASO FACTORY 660's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2011 (87.9% → 88.1%).

80%87%94%2011: 87.9% pass (33 tests)2012: 87.2% pass (47 tests)2013: 88.4% pass (43 tests)2014: 91.3% pass (46 tests)2015: 82.2% pass (45 tests)2016: 84.1% pass (44 tests)2017: 88.1% pass (42 tests)20112017

What fails on a PEGASO FACTORY 660

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
14 33.3
steering and suspension
11 26.2
lighting and signalling
8 19
tyres and wheels
8 19
drive system
1 2.4

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the PEGASO FACTORY 660 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (KAWASAKI ZX-6R, SUZUKI GSF600, YAMAHA FZS600).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the PEGASO FACTORY 660.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2007 (90.2% pass). Weakest: 2008 (85.6%).

85%88%91%2007: 90.2% pass (82 tests)2008: 85.6% pass (139 tests)2009: 88.8% pass (80 tests)200720082009

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.