Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP vs Yamaha YP250

The Scooters India LTD Lambretta GP passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha YP250: 89.7% vs 82.5%, a 7.2-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	Yamaha YP250
First-time pass rate	89.7%	82.5%
Outright fail rate	3.1%	12.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+7.9 pts	-2.3 pts
Engine size	198cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#1049 of 5428	#3073 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,002	15,613
MOT tests analysed	262	12,433
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	Yamaha YP250
2016	73.5%	79.8%
2017	87.5%	81.6%
2023	93.3%	84.4%

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 YAMAHA YP250 82.5% pass · 12.4k tests

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