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

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Hyosung GV-125 Aquila vs Gilera Runner

The Gilera Runner passes its MOT first time more often than the Hyosung GV-125 Aquila: 70.8% vs 64.4%, a 6.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Hyosung GV-125 Aquila Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate 64.4% 70.8%
Outright fail rate 21.6% 21.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -7.9 pts -0.7 pts
Engine size 124cc 124cc
Rank among all models #5043 of 5428 #4675 of 5428
Median miles at test 11,022 11,381
MOT tests analysed 278 69,850
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.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test
Mileage Hyosung GV-125 Aquila Gilera Runner
0k-10k miles 70.2% 76.2%
10k-20k miles 69.1% 67.5%
20k-30k miles 53.3% 65.4%

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.