BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/UH 200 AL7
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI UH 200 AL7

200cc Petrol Class 1
91.8%
first-time pass rate
6.0%
failed outright
5,834
median miles at test
503
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The UH 200 AL7's first-time pass rate has fallen 6.9 points since 2020, 96.3% to 89.4%.

85%92%99%2020: 96.3% pass (108 tests)2021: 92.6% pass (94 tests)2022: 92.3% pass (91 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (80 tests)2024: 87.5% pass (64 tests)2025: 89.4% pass (66 tests)20202025

What fails on a UH 200 AL7

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects vs all bikes
brakes
21 51.2 0.9×
tyres
16 39 4.1×
lamps and reflectors
2 4.9 0.3×
suspension
2 4.9 0.5×

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects. "vs all bikes" is how often this model's tests record a defect in the group, as a multiple of the all-bike rate.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the UH 200 AL7 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YP250, YAMAHA WR250F, HONDA XR250).

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 UH 200 AL7.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (91.9% pass). Weakest: 2018 (91.7%).

91%92%93%2017: 91.9% pass (381 tests)2018: 91.7% pass (120 tests)20172018

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.

SUZUKI UH 200 AL7 FAQ

answers computed from the data above · terms in the glossary

Is the SUZUKI UH 200 AL7 reliable?

The SUZUKI UH 200 AL7 is more reliable than average for its class: 91.8% of its 503 MOT tests (2005–2025) passed first time, against a class average of 84.9%. That ranks it #505 of 5426 models.

What does a UH 200 AL7 fail its MOT on most?

brakes — 51% of all defects recorded against failed UH 200 AL7 tests.