BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SYM/GTS EVO 300
Model report · 2005–2025
87.4%
first-time pass rate
10.1%
failed outright
13,415
median miles at test
358
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2018

The GTS EVO 300's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.8 points since 2014, 85.7% to 83.9%.

80%90%100%2014: 85.7% pass (42 tests)2015: 97.6% pass (42 tests)2016: 90.5% pass (42 tests)2017: 83.3% pass (36 tests)2018: 83.9% pass (31 tests)20142018

Pass rate by mileage

how the GTS EVO 300's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage GTS EVO 300 passes first time 92.3% of the time; by 20k that's 81.7%.

80%87%94%0k: 92.3% pass (130 tests)10k: 88.7% pass (124 tests)20k: 81.7% pass (71 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a GTS EVO 300

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
23 34.3
tyres and wheels
10 14.9
tyres
9 13.4
suspension
9 13.4
lighting and signalling
5 7.5
steering and suspension
5 7.5
fuel and exhaust
3 4.5
steering
1 1.5
driving controls
1 1.5
body and structure
1 1.5

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 GTS EVO 300 beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO PX 200 E, PIAGGIO X9, LAMBRETTA GP200).

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 GTS EVO 300.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (87.7% pass). Weakest: 2010 (86.0%).

85%87%89%2010: 86.0% pass (121 tests)2011: 87.7% pass (162 tests)20102011

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.