Piaggio GTS250 vs Honda Forza 300/350

The Piaggio GTS250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda Forza 300/350: 90.1% vs 89.6%, a 0.5-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio GTS250	Honda Forza 300/350
First-time pass rate	90.1%	89.6%
Outright fail rate	4.6%	7.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+5.3 pts	+2.6 pts
Engine size	244cc	279cc
Rank among all models	#921 of 5428	#1077 of 5428
Median miles at test	15,891	9,648
MOT tests analysed	345	10,821
Most common failure	tyres and wheels	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 mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Piaggio GTS250	Honda Forza 300/350
0k-10k miles	93.2%	94.2%
10k-20k miles	90.7%	87.6%
20k-30k miles	87.5%	81.3%
30k-40k miles	90.6%	82.1%

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

PIAGGIO GTS250 90.1% pass · 345 tests HONDA Forza 300/350 89.6% pass · 10.8k tests

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