BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SYM/MAXSYM 400I
Model report · 2005–2025
83.1%
first-time pass rate
15.1%
failed outright
9,956
median miles at test
219
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a MAXSYM 400I

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
29 46
lamps and reflectors
12 19
tyres
8 12.7
steering and suspension
5 7.9
tyres and wheels
5 7.9
steering
3 4.8
suspension
1 1.6

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (86.1% pass). Weakest: 2013 (82.9%).

82%85%87%2012: 86.1% pass (137 tests)2013: 82.9% pass (76 tests)20122013

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.