Cagiva Elefant-900IE vs Suzuki GSF1200

The Suzuki GSF1200 passes its MOT first time more often than the Cagiva Elefant-900IE: 82.4% vs 81.3%, a 1.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Cagiva Elefant-900IE	Suzuki GSF1200
First-time pass rate	81.3%	82.4%
Outright fail rate	11.8%	8.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-1.6 pts	-1.2 pts
Engine size	904cc	1,157cc
Median miles at test	26,482	20,274
MOT tests analysed	144	97,637
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.

CAGIVA ELEFANT-900IE 81.3% pass · 144 tests SUZUKI GSF1200 82.4% pass · 97.6k tests

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