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Model report · 2005–2025

SCORPA T-RIDE 250

249cc Petrol Class 2
82.6%
first-time pass rate
8.3%
failed outright
3,782
median miles at test
132
MOT tests, 2005–2025

The pass rate is the MOT first-time pass: a roadworthiness check of the items an MOT covers (brakes, lights, tyres, steering, structure, emissions), not a full mechanical inspection of engine or gearbox internals. It is a reliability signal, not a complete measure of mechanical reliability. What this measures.

What fails on a T-RIDE 250

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
8 30.8
steering and suspension
3 11.5
structure and attachments
3 11.5
lamps and reflectors
3 11.5
reg plates and vin
3 11.5
suspension
2 7.7
wheels
1 3.8
audible warning (Horn)
1 3.8
brakes
1 3.8
tyres and wheels
1 3.8

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 T-RIDE 250 beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YP250, YAMAHA WR250F, HONDA XR250).

YAMAHA YP250 82.5% pass · 12.4k tests Compare head-to-head →
YAMAHA WR250F 78.0% pass · 10.5k tests Compare head-to-head →
HONDA XR250 78.8% pass · 9,277 tests Compare head-to-head →
HONDA CBF250 84.9% pass · 7,536 tests Compare head-to-head →

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 T-RIDE 250.

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Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2008 (83.3% pass). Weakest: 2009 (79.3%).

79%81%84%2008: 83.3% pass (54 tests)2009: 79.3% pass (58 tests)20082009

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.

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