Benelli Leoncino 500 vs Yamaha FZS600

The Benelli Leoncino 500 passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha FZS600: 88.4% vs 82.6%, a 5.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Benelli Leoncino 500	Yamaha FZS600
First-time pass rate	88.4%	82.6%
Outright fail rate	5.7%	10.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-0.7 pts	-0.8 pts
Engine size	500cc	599cc
Rank among all models	#1478 of 5428	#3052 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,300	21,612
MOT tests analysed	352	136,558
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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 test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Benelli Leoncino 500	Yamaha FZS600
2021	85.4%	82.8%
2022	86.4%	83.6%
2023	84.9%	84.2%
2024	85.5%	83.3%
2025	96.6%	84.0%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

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

Mileage	Benelli Leoncino 500	Yamaha FZS600
0k-10k miles	89.1%	89.6%
10k-20k miles	87.2%	85.5%

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

BENELLI LEONCINO 500 88.4% pass · 352 tests YAMAHA FZS600 82.6% pass · 137k tests

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