Cagiva Canyon-500 vs Suzuki SV650S

The Suzuki SV650S passes its MOT first time more often than the Cagiva Canyon-500: 80.6% vs 71.0%, a 9.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Cagiva Canyon-500	Suzuki SV650S
First-time pass rate	71.0%	80.6%
Outright fail rate	18.4%	11.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-13.7 pts	-4.0 pts
Engine size	498cc	645cc
Rank among all models	#4664 of 5428	#3459 of 5428
Median miles at test	16,121	16,958
MOT tests analysed	435	84,632
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

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	Cagiva Canyon-500	Suzuki SV650S
2006	66.7%	85.9%
2007	76.3%	85.5%
2008	61.8%	82.8%
2009	63.3%	80.5%
2012	63.3%	78.8%

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	Cagiva Canyon-500	Suzuki SV650S
0k-10k miles	76.0%	88.2%
10k-20k miles	69.1%	81.6%
20k-30k miles	67.6%	76.9%

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

CAGIVA CANYON-500 71.0% pass · 435 tests SUZUKI SV650S 80.6% pass · 84.6k tests

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