BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Fantic Motor CA50 Scrambler vs Suzuki AN400

The Fantic Motor CA50 Scrambler passes its MOT first time more often than the Suzuki AN400: 86.4% vs 86.2%, a 0.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Fantic Motor CA50 Scrambler Suzuki AN400
First-time pass rate 86.4% 86.2%
Outright fail rate 4.1% 9.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -3.6 pts +1.3 pts
Engine size 449cc 385cc
Rank among all models #2091 of 5428 #2148 of 5428
Median miles at test 3,016 15,861
MOT tests analysed 442 27,056
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 Fantic Motor CA50 Scrambler Suzuki AN400
2022 76.8% 83.0%
2023 92.0% 83.0%
2024 90.0% 83.1%
2025 83.7% 86.9%

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

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