BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ Innocenti Lambretta/vs Gilera Runner
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Innocenti Lambretta vs Gilera Runner

The Innocenti Lambretta passes its MOT first time more often than the Gilera Runner: 91.7% vs 70.8%, a 20.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Innocenti Lambretta Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate 91.7% 70.8%
Outright fail rate 6.0% 21.5%
Engine size 125cc 124cc
Rank among all models #524 of 5428 #4675 of 5428
Median miles at test 958 11,381
MOT tests analysed 252 69,850
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.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested
Test year Innocenti Lambretta Gilera Runner
2016 95.8% 73.3%
2017 94.8% 76.1%
2018 90.0% 77.2%

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.