WK Bikes 125 vs Gilera Runner

The Gilera Runner passes its MOT first time more often than the WK Bikes 125: 70.8% vs 54.9%, a 15.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	WK Bikes 125	Gilera Runner
First-time pass rate	54.9%	70.8%
Outright fail rate	35.9%	21.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-21.4 pts	-0.7 pts
Engine size	124cc	124cc
Rank among all models	#5340 of 5428	#4675 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,229	11,381
MOT tests analysed	446	69,850
Most common failure	structure and attachments	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	WK Bikes 125	Gilera Runner
2017	56.4%	76.1%
2018	57.7%	77.2%
2019	49.2%	77.0%
2020	58.9%	75.8%
2021	49.1%	79.1%
2022	63.3%	80.5%
2023	67.7%	81.3%

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	WK Bikes 125	Gilera Runner
0k-10k miles	55.9%	76.2%
10k-20k miles	48.0%	67.5%

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

WK BIKES 125 54.9% pass · 446 tests GILERA RUNNER 70.8% pass · 69.9k tests

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