SYM GTS Evo 300 vs Honda Forza 300/350

The Honda Forza 300/350 passes its MOT first time more often than the SYM GTS Evo 300: 89.6% vs 87.4%, a 2.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	SYM GTS Evo 300	Honda Forza 300/350
First-time pass rate	87.4%	89.6%
Outright fail rate	10.1%	7.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.3 pts	+2.6 pts
Engine size	263cc	279cc
Rank among all models	#1787 of 5428	#1077 of 5428
Median miles at test	13,415	9,648
MOT tests analysed	358	10,821
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	SYM GTS Evo 300	Honda Forza 300/350
2016	90.5%	91.3%
2017	83.3%	87.5%
2018	83.9%	87.4%

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

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	SYM GTS Evo 300	Honda Forza 300/350
0k-10k miles	92.3%	94.2%
10k-20k miles	88.7%	87.6%
20k-30k miles	81.7%	81.3%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

SYM GTS EVO 300 87.4% pass · 358 tests HONDA Forza 300/350 89.6% pass · 10.8k tests

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