BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ Siamoto Favourite/vs Gilera Runner
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Siamoto Favourite vs Gilera Runner

The Gilera Runner passes its MOT first time more often than the Siamoto Favourite: 70.8% vs 69.2%, a 1.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Siamoto Favourite Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate 69.2% 70.8%
Outright fail rate 23.7% 21.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -8.2 pts -0.7 pts
Engine size 125cc 124cc
Rank among all models #4794 of 5428 #4675 of 5428
Median miles at test 2,916 11,381
MOT tests analysed 393 69,850
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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 Siamoto Favourite Gilera Runner
2006 64.1% 70.5%
2007 69.6% 69.7%
2008 70.4% 67.8%
2009 70.4% 67.1%
2010 66.7% 67.9%
2011 76.7% 67.6%

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.