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

MOTO GUZZI V9 ROAMER

853cc Petrol Class 2
92.2%
first-time pass rate
3.5%
failed outright
5,011
median miles at test
347
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025

The V9 ROAMER's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.4 points since 2020, 100.0% to 94.6%.

83%92%100%2020: 100.0% pass (42 tests)2021: 93.0% pass (57 tests)2022: 89.6% pass (67 tests)2023: 91.0% pass (67 tests)2024: 86.7% pass (45 tests)2025: 94.6% pass (56 tests)20202025

What fails on a V9 ROAMER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
7 46.7
tyres
4 26.7
lamps and reflectors
3 20
audible warning (Horn)
1 6.7

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 V9 ROAMER 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 V9 ROAMER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (93.2% pass). Weakest: 2016 (91.7%).

91%92%94%2016: 91.7% pass (96 tests)2017: 93.2% pass (118 tests)2018: 91.7% pass (109 tests)201620172018

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.