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League table/ Skyteam 05/vs Gilera Runner
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Skyteam 05 vs Gilera Runner

The Skyteam 05 passes its MOT first time more often than the Gilera Runner: 88.5% vs 70.8%, a 17.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Skyteam 05 Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate 88.5% 70.8%
Outright fail rate 6.8% 21.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) +9.0 pts -0.7 pts
Engine size 124cc 124cc
Rank among all models #1449 of 5428 #4675 of 5428
Median miles at test 1,204 11,381
MOT tests analysed 339 69,850
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 Skyteam 05 Gilera Runner
2017 87.1% 76.1%
2019 91.9% 77.0%
2020 92.7% 75.8%
2021 89.1% 79.1%
2022 84.0% 80.5%
2023 88.6% 81.3%
2024 94.1% 84.0%
2025 86.1% 85.5%

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.