BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

EASY RIDER ST90

85cc Petrol Class 1
67.2%
first-time pass rate
20.3%
failed outright
2,012
median miles at test
256
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a ST90

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
66 45.5
steering and suspension
33 22.8
brakes
10 6.9
reg plates and vin
9 6.2
lamps and reflectors
8 5.5
drive system
7 4.8
tyres and wheels
5 3.4
body and structure
4 2.8
fuel and exhaust
2 1.4
Items Not Tested
1 0.7

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 ST90 beats 1 of its 4 closest rivals (HONDA C90, HONDA SCV100, YAMAHA YQ100).

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 ST90.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2002 (76.0% pass). Weakest: 2003 (67.7%).

66%72%78%2002: 76.0% pass (50 tests)2003: 67.7% pass (62 tests)2004: 74.6% pass (59 tests)200220032004

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.