MV Agusta F4 1078 RR 312 vs BMW R1200

The BMW R1200 passes its MOT first time more often than the MV Agusta F4 1078 RR 312: 92.9% vs 88.9%, a 4.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	MV Agusta F4 1078 RR 312	BMW R1200
First-time pass rate	88.9%	92.9%
Outright fail rate	5.4%	3.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+0.3 pts	+8.6 pts
Engine size	1,078cc	1,170cc
Rank among all models	#1305 of 5428	#315 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,688	20,069
MOT tests analysed	371	299,381
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	MV Agusta F4 1078 RR 312	BMW R1200
2013	88.6%	91.1%
2014	88.4%	91.7%
2015	85.7%	92.4%
2016	87.8%	92.4%
2017	86.1%	92.8%

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	MV Agusta F4 1078 RR 312	BMW R1200
0k-10k miles	90.0%	94.8%
10k-20k miles	83.3%	93.7%

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

MV AGUSTA F4 1078 RR 312 88.9% pass · 371 tests BMW R1200 92.9% pass · 299k tests

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