Daelim SV vs Honda XR250

The Daelim SV passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda XR250: 84.1% vs 78.8%, a 5.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Daelim SV	Honda XR250
First-time pass rate	84.1%	78.8%
Outright fail rate	10.2%	12.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.6 pts	-6.8 pts
Engine size	247cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#2721 of 5428	#3805 of 5428
Median miles at test	9,167	8,618
MOT tests analysed	283	9,277
Most common failure	brakes	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	Daelim SV	Honda XR250
2017	90.6%	78.2%
2018	85.0%	83.3%
2019	80.0%	78.0%
2020	77.8%	83.3%
2021	83.7%	81.7%
2022	82.4%	83.7%

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	Daelim SV	Honda XR250
0k-10k miles	88.4%	79.5%
10k-20k miles	79.0%	78.9%
20k-30k miles	68.8%	78.3%

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

DAELIM SV 84.1% pass · 283 tests HONDA XR250 78.8% pass · 9,277 tests

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