Skyteam 17 vs Honda XR250

The Honda XR250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Skyteam 17: 78.8% vs 72.7%, a 6.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Skyteam 17	Honda XR250
First-time pass rate	72.7%	78.8%
Outright fail rate	12.8%	12.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-9.9 pts	-6.8 pts
Engine size	223cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#4523 of 5428	#3805 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,478	8,618
MOT tests analysed	227	9,277
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 17	Honda XR250
2019	67.7%	78.0%
2020	69.7%	83.3%
2021	81.1%	81.7%
2022	78.1%	83.7%

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

SKYTEAM 17 72.7% pass · 227 tests HONDA XR250 78.8% pass · 9,277 tests

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