Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP vs Honda CBF250

The Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda CBF250: 89.7% vs 84.9%, a 4.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP	Honda CBF250
First-time pass rate	89.7%	84.9%
Outright fail rate	3.1%	8.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+7.9 pts	-1.4 pts
Engine size	198cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#1049 of 5428	#2516 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,002	10,566
MOT tests analysed	262	7,536
Most common failure	brakes	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	Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP	Honda CBF250
2016	73.5%	87.6%
2017	87.5%	84.2%
2023	93.3%	88.1%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

SCOOTERS INDIA LTD LAMBRETTA GP 89.7% pass · 262 tests HONDA CBF250 84.9% pass · 7,536 tests

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