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League table/ Rankings/The most reliable sports bikes
By bike type · 2005–2025

The most reliable sports bikes

Which sports bikes are most reliable?

DAYTONA MOTO2 765
tops the list, TRIUMPH
94.8%
pass rate

Full ranking

50 models · min 150 tests · Pass rate
# Bike Pass rate Pass rate % Pass % Tests
1 TRIUMPH DAYTONA MOTO2 765
94.8 94.8 367
2 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 RAL9
94.4 94.4 195
3 DUCATI 959 PANIGALE CORSE
94.2 94.2 412
4 DUCATI 1299 PANIGALE R FINAL EDITION
94.0 94.0 265
5 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 SPECIALE
93.9 93.9 523
6 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 RAL7
93.1 93.1 1,164
7 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 RAL8
92.7 92.7 1,084
8 HONDA CBR 1000 S1-K
92.7 92.7 151
9 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 R
92.5 92.5 228
10 DUCATI 1199 R PANIGALE
92.5 92.5 212
11 SUZUKI GSXR 600 L7
92.4 92.4 315
12 SUZUKI GSXR 750 L7
92.3 92.3 663
13 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 AL7 ABS
92.1 92.1 1,538
14 DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE TRICOLORE
92.0 92.0 787
15 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 ZL3
92.0 92.0 463
16 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 AL9
92.0 92.0 150
17 DUCATI PANIGALE V4
91.7 91.7 818
18 DUCATI PANIGALE
91.7 91.7 659
19 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S
91.6 91.6 2,194
20 DUCATI SUPERSPORT 950 S
91.5 91.5 246
21 HONDA CBR 1000 RA-K
91.4 91.4 362
22 HONDA CBR 600 F-B
91.0 91.0 365
23 APRILIA RSV FACTORY 07
90.9 90.9 208
24 HONDA CBR 500 RA-K
90.8 90.8 1,098
25 DUCATI PANIGALE V2
90.8 90.8 849
26 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 L6
90.7 90.7 676
27 SUZUKI GSXR 600 L3
90.7 90.7 557
28 DUCATI SUPERSPORT S
90.5 90.5 2,430
29 SUZUKI GSXR 750 L3
90.5 90.5 696
30 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 AL8 ABS
90.4 90.4 230
31 HONDA CBR 1100 X-3
90.3 90.3 1,813
32 DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE
90.3 90.3 288
33 HONDA CBR 1000 SP-L
90.2 90.2 265
34 HONDA CBR 1100 X-6
90.1 90.1 5,452
35 HONDA CBR 1100 X-5
90.0 90.0 3,185
36 HONDA CBR 1000 RA-9
89.9 89.9 739
37 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675 R
89.9 89.9 435
38 HONDA CBR 1000 RA-C
89.6 89.6 1,353
39 SUZUKI GSXR1300
89.6 89.6 584
40 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 K7 ISLE OF MAN
89.6 89.6 508
41 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 L3
89.6 89.6 482
42 HONDA CBR1100X
89.5 89.5 373
43 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 L2
89.3 89.3 969
44 HONDA CBR 600 RR-C
89.3 89.3 559
45 HONDA CBR 600 RA-C
89.3 89.3 335
46 YAMAHA YZF R7
89.3 89.3 271
47 HONDA CBR 1000 RR-C
89.2 89.2 3,431
48 DUCATI 1199 S PANIGALE ABS
89.2 89.2 1,559
49 HONDA CBR 1000 RR-D
89.2 89.2 566
50 HONDA CBR 1000 RR-B
89.1 89.1 2,232

Normal tests only, first-time outcomes. Pass rate is the MOT first-time pass, a roadworthiness check rather than a full mechanical-reliability rating. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results. Small samples are noisier, so weight the test count. Methodology.

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