BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ BULLIT/HUNT S 125
Model report · 2005–2025

BULLIT HUNT S 125

125cc Petrol Class 1
#5161 of 5426 overall #4 of 5 BULLITs #598 of 734 commuter bikes
61.5%
first-time pass rate
24.4%
failed outright
3,352
median miles at test
275
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025

The HUNT S 125's first-time pass rate has fallen 8.2 points since 2021, 66.7% to 58.5%.

53%61%70%2021: 66.7% pass (33 tests)2022: 61.1% pass (54 tests)2023: 64.3% pass (70 tests)2024: 55.4% pass (56 tests)2025: 58.5% pass (53 tests)20212025

What fails on a HUNT S 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
79 43.4
lamps and reflectors
53 29.1
structure and attachments
19 10.4
suspension
13 7.1
steering
10 5.5
tyres
5 2.7
Identification of the vehicle
2 1.1
audible warning (Horn)
1 0.5

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the HUNT S 125 beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YBR 125, HONDA CG125, HONDA CBF125).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the HUNT S 125.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2017 (69.5% pass). Weakest: 2019 (54.3%).

51%62%73%2017: 69.5% pass (59 tests)2019: 54.3% pass (81 tests)2020: 57.7% pass (71 tests)201720192020

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.