APRILIA TUONO vs HONDA CB900

The APRILIA TUONO passes its MOT first time more often than the HONDA CB900 — 88.4% vs 82.5%, a 5.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	APRILIA TUONO	HONDA CB900
First-time pass rate	88.4%	82.5%
Outright fail rate	5.5%	9.6%
Median miles at test	11,489	29,648
MOT tests analysed	34,724	7,175
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.

APRILIA TUONO 88.4% pass · 34.7k tests HONDA CB900 82.5% pass · 7,175 tests

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