Sherco 250 vs Honda CBF250

The Honda CBF250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Sherco 250: 84.9% vs 84.2%, a 0.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Sherco 250	Honda CBF250
First-time pass rate	84.2%	84.9%
Outright fail rate	7.7%	8.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-6.2 pts	-1.4 pts
Engine size	249cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#2690 of 5428	#2516 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,719	10,566
MOT tests analysed	297	7,536
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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	Sherco 250	Honda CBF250
2020	92.1%	88.6%
2021	86.5%	89.2%
2022	90.0%	90.5%
2023	74.5%	88.1%
2024	87.2%	85.6%
2025	81.6%	85.7%

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

SHERCO 250 84.2% pass · 297 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.