Laverda 650 vs Honda VFR800 Fi

The Honda VFR800 Fi passes its MOT first time more often than the Laverda 650: 86.7% vs 84.1%, a 2.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Laverda 650	Honda VFR800 Fi
First-time pass rate	84.1%	86.7%
Outright fail rate	8.5%	8.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-0.5 pts	+4.5 pts
Engine size	668cc	781cc
Rank among all models	#2721 of 5428	#1985 of 5428
Median miles at test	14,108	26,212
MOT tests analysed	459	89,421
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	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	Laverda 650	Honda VFR800 Fi
2006	84.4%	89.0%
2007	82.2%	87.3%
2008	78.0%	86.3%
2009	84.2%	86.3%
2011	88.6%	85.4%

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	Laverda 650	Honda VFR800 Fi
0k-10k miles	78.8%	92.5%
10k-20k miles	88.3%	89.4%
20k-30k miles	80.5%	87.3%
30k-40k miles	87.9%	85.5%

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

LAVERDA 650 84.1% pass · 459 tests HONDA VFR800 FI 86.7% pass · 89.4k tests

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