Aprilia Tuono Fighter vs Honda CB1300

The Aprilia Tuono Fighter passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda CB1300: 92.5% vs 89.3%, a 3.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Aprilia Tuono Fighter	Honda CB1300
First-time pass rate	92.5%	89.3%
Outright fail rate	4.3%	5.0%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.9 pts	+4.5 pts
Engine size	998cc	1,284cc
Rank among all models	#384 of 5428	#1180 of 5428
Median miles at test	13,949	15,887
MOT tests analysed	305	25,878
Most common failure	brakes	brakes

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Aprilia Tuono Fighter	Honda CB1300
0k-10k miles	96.0%	91.9%
10k-20k miles	91.7%	90.2%
20k-30k miles	90.8%	87.8%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

APRILIA TUONO FIGHTER 92.5% pass · 305 tests HONDA CB1300 89.3% pass · 25.9k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.