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

MOTO GUZZI V85 TT TRAVEL

853cc Petrol Class 2
92.1%
first-time pass rate
4.6%
failed outright
7,839
median miles at test
151
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The V85 TT TRAVEL's first-time pass rate has fallen 11.0 points since 2024, 100.0% to 89.0%.

86%93%100%2024: 100.0% pass (41 tests)2025: 89.0% pass (109 tests)20242025

What fails on a V85 TT TRAVEL

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering
4 44.4
lamps and reflectors
3 33.3
audible warning (Horn)
1 11.1
tyres
1 11.1

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 V85 TT TRAVEL 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 V85 TT TRAVEL.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (96.6% pass). Weakest: 2022 (85.5%).

83%91%99%2021: 96.6% pass (89 tests)2022: 85.5% pass (62 tests)20212022

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.