BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ Royal Alloy GT 200 LC/vs Lambretta LI150
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Royal Alloy GT 200 LC vs Lambretta LI150

The Lambretta LI150 passes its MOT first time more often than the Royal Alloy GT 200 LC: 88.8% vs 87.4%, a 1.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Royal Alloy GT 200 LC Lambretta LI150
First-time pass rate 87.4% 88.8%
Outright fail rate 7.0% 5.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) +6.7 pts +6.4 pts
Engine size 181cc 150cc
Rank among all models #1787 of 5428 #1332 of 5428
Median miles at test 1,841 2,944
MOT tests analysed 483 19,294
Most common failure lamps and reflectors 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 Royal Alloy GT 200 LC Lambretta LI150
2021 87.8% 94.3%
2022 84.9% 90.0%
2023 90.4% 90.8%
2024 86.9% 95.9%
2025 87.2% 97.1%

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.