SYM MOT pass rates and common failures

SYM motorcycles pass the MOT 77.48% of the time across 5,613 tests. 9.4 points below the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.

Pass rate 77.48% 4,349 of 5,613 passed

Models with a page 9 min. 200 tests each

Fixed at the station 6.02% passed after an on-the-spot repair

Average mileage at test 10,969 miles on the clock

In stock now 9,173 SYM bikes for sale

Every SYM 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
JET 14 125 AC · 125cc	422	72.51%	12,028
JET · 81cc	333	72.37%	12,494
JET 14 125 E4 · 125cc	326	73.62%	14,794
FIDDLE · 118cc	282	78.72%	8,450
JET X 125 · 125cc	282	73.76%	9,897
JET 4 125 E4 · 125cc	241	74.69%	12,346
ORBIT III 125 · 125cc	239	72.38%	9,965
MASK 50 · 49cc	209	77.51%	7,195
AV · 49cc	207	88.41%	9,460

Why SYM motorcycles fail the MOT

Share of failed SYM tests where this item was recorded.

#	Item	Of failures	Tests
1	Not working	15%	139
2	Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm	11.7%	108
3	Excessively binding	7.2%	67
4	Less than 1.0 mm thick	7.1%	66
5	Has a serious fluid leak	6.2%	57
6	Too low	4.2%	39
7	Remains on when the brakes are released	4.1%	38
8	Insecure	3.9%	36

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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