Gas Gas Pampera 250 vs Honda XR250

The Gas Gas Pampera 250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda XR250 — 80.6% vs 78.8%, a 1.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Gas Gas Pampera 250	Honda XR250
First-time pass rate	80.6%	78.8%
Outright fail rate	12.5%	12.3%
Median miles at test	1,427	8,618
MOT tests analysed	727	9,277
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.

GAS GAS PAMPERA 250 80.6% pass · 727 tests HONDA XR250 78.8% pass · 9,277 tests

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