BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ CCM SM 125/vs Gilera Runner
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

CCM SM 125 vs Gilera Runner

The Gilera Runner passes its MOT first time more often than the CCM SM 125: 70.8% vs 53.0%, a 17.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric CCM SM 125 Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate 53.0% 70.8%
Outright fail rate 33.3% 21.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -19.2 pts -0.7 pts
Engine size 124cc 124cc
Median miles at test 7,845 11,381
MOT tests analysed 132 69,850
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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 CCM SM 125 Gilera Runner
0k-10k miles 55.3% 76.2%
10k-20k miles 54.3% 67.5%

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

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