BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ DAELIM/VJF 125 ROADSPORT
Model report · 2005–2025

DAELIM VJF 125 ROADSPORT

124cc Petrol Class 1
73.4%
first-time pass rate
16.2%
failed outright
6,984
median miles at test
154
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2016–2017

The VJF 125 ROADSPORT's first-time pass rate has risen 6.6 points since 2016, 69.2% to 75.8%.

68%73%77%2016: 69.2% pass (52 tests)2017: 75.8% pass (33 tests)20162017

What fails on a VJF 125 ROADSPORT

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
20 31.2
lighting and signalling
12 18.8
brakes
11 17.2
drive system
10 15.6
tyres and wheels
6 9.4
fuel and exhaust
2 3.1
body and structure
2 3.1
driving controls
1 1.6

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 VJF 125 ROADSPORT beats 4 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 VJF 125 ROADSPORT.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (79.4% pass). Weakest: 2010 (79.4%).

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.