BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HUSQVARNA/SVARTPILEN 401 2022
Model report · 2005–2025

HUSQVARNA SVARTPILEN 401 2022

373cc Petrol Class 2
83.9%
first-time pass rate
10.3%
failed outright
3,314
median miles at test
87
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a SVARTPILEN 401 2022

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
4 33.3
brakes
3 25
structure and attachments
3 25
steering
1 8.3
suspension
1 8.3

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 SVARTPILEN 401 2022 beats 2 of its 2 closest rivals (HONDA CB400, HONDA CB400N).

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 SVARTPILEN 401 2022.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2022 (83.9% pass). Weakest: 2022 (83.9%).

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.