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

SHERCO SHERCO

300cc Petrol Class 2
89.8%
first-time pass rate
5.8%
failed outright
10
median miles at test
294
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2019–2023

The SHERCO's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.7 points since 2019, 87.1% to 85.4%.

83%91%100%2019: 87.1% pass (31 tests)2020: 92.2% pass (64 tests)2021: 97.0% pass (33 tests)2022: 93.0% pass (43 tests)2023: 85.4% pass (41 tests)20192023

What fails on a SHERCO

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
audible warning (Horn)
10 25.6
Identification of the vehicle
9 23.1
suspension
5 12.8
tyres
4 10.3
lamps and reflectors
3 7.7
tyres and wheels
2 5.1
brakes
2 5.1
steering
2 5.1
wheels
1 2.6
lighting and signalling
1 2.6

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 SHERCO beats 1 of its 1 closest rivals (HONDA CRF250).

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 SHERCO.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2016 (86.2% pass). Weakest: 2016 (86.2%).

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.