Italjet Dragster D180LC vs Bsa Bantam

The Bsa Bantam passes its MOT first time more often than the Italjet Dragster D180LC: 88.7% vs 86.9%, a 1.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Italjet Dragster D180LC	Bsa Bantam
First-time pass rate	86.9%	88.7%
Outright fail rate	7.7%	5.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+12.8 pts	+5.1 pts
Engine size	179cc	175cc
Rank among all models	#1937 of 5428	#1370 of 5428
Median miles at test	8,666	13,193
MOT tests analysed	259	7,202
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	Italjet Dragster D180LC	Bsa Bantam
2006	82.9%	88.6%
2007	87.1%	86.7%
2008	87.1%	87.7%

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	Italjet Dragster D180LC	Bsa Bantam
0k-10k miles	87.3%	88.9%
10k-20k miles	85.2%	89.0%

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

ITALJET DRAGSTER D180LC 86.9% pass · 259 tests BSA BANTAM 88.7% pass · 7,202 tests

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