APRILIA SCARABEO 100

92cc Petrol Class 1

#4512 of 5426 overall #76 of 128 APRILIAs #292 of 734 commuter bikes

72.8%

first-time pass rate

18.9%

failed outright

8,222

median miles at test

312

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2007

The SCARABEO 100's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.6 points since 2006, 77.3% to 73.7%.

What fails on a SCARABEO 100

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
steering and suspension	50	31.2
lighting and signalling	43	26.9
brakes	26	16.2
fuel and exhaust	17	10.6
tyres and wheels	8	5
body and structure	5	3.1
lamps and reflectors	5	3.1
tyres	3	1.9
Items Not Tested	2	1.2
reg plates and vin	1	0.6

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 SCARABEO 100 beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (HONDA C90, HONDA SCV100, YAMAHA XC).

HONDA C90 79.3% pass · 92.8k tests HONDA SCV100 70.7% pass · 31.3k tests YAMAHA XC 79.7% pass · 9,855 tests YAMAHA YQ100 64.7% pass · 7,747 tests

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 SCARABEO 100.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2003 (71.5% pass). Weakest: 2001 (66.7%).

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.