BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

FANTIC MOTOR CA50 RALLY

449cc Petrol Class 2
90.2%
first-time pass rate
5.5%
failed outright
3,354
median miles at test
163
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The CA50 RALLY's first-time pass rate has risen 2.6 points since 2023, 86.7% to 89.3%.

85%90%94%2023: 86.7% pass (30 tests)2024: 92.6% pass (54 tests)2025: 89.3% pass (75 tests)20232025

What fails on a CA50 RALLY

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
5 38.5
Identification of the vehicle
2 15.4
audible warning (Horn)
2 15.4
brakes
2 15.4
structure and attachments
1 7.7
suspension
1 7.7

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 CA50 RALLY beats 1 of its 1 closest rivals (ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN).

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 CA50 RALLY.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (90.8% pass). Weakest: 2020 (88.0%).

87%89%92%2020: 88.0% pass (50 tests)2021: 90.8% pass (65 tests)20202021

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.