Benelli MOT pass rates and common failures

Benelli motorcycles pass the MOT 80.7% of the time across 4,010 tests. 6.2 points below the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.

Pass rate 80.7% 3,236 of 4,010 passed

Models with a page 2 min. 200 tests each

Fixed at the station 7.56% passed after an on-the-spot repair

Average mileage at test 7,046 miles on the clock

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Every Benelli model

Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.

Model	Tests	Pass rate		Avg mileage
TORNADO NAKED T 125 · 125cc	1,362	76.8%		6,011
BN 125 · 125cc	1,056	72.35%		7,430

Why Benelli motorcycles fail the MOT

Share of failed Benelli tests where this item was recorded.

#	Item	Of failures	Tests
1	Missing	29.3%	138
2	Not working	21.4%	101
3	Excessively loose	14%	66
4	Inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	13.4%	63
5	Does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamp(s)	12.3%	58
6	Does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls	7.6%	36
7	Flashing more than 120 times a minute	7.2%	34
8	Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm	5.5%	26

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Compare with other makes

Honda 86.02% Yamaha 84.57% Triumph 90.17% Suzuki 85.79% BMW 93.15% Kawasaki 87.25% Harley-Davidson 90.55% KTM 85.29% Piaggio 85.93% Ducati 90.49% Royal Enfield 90.76% Aprilia 84.64%

Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method