BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ GENERIC/WORX 125
Model report · 2005–2025

GENERIC WORX 125

125cc Petrol Class 1
#4837 of 5426 overall #3 of 9 GENERICs #437 of 734 commuter bikes
68.3%
first-time pass rate
24.6%
failed outright
8,440
median miles at test
398
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2018

The WORX 125's first-time pass rate has risen 13.1 points since 2015, 58.3% to 71.4%.

55%66%77%2015: 58.3% pass (60 tests)2016: 73.5% pass (98 tests)2017: 67.2% pass (67 tests)2018: 71.4% pass (35 tests)20152018

Pass rate by mileage

how the WORX 125's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage WORX 125 passes first time 74.2% of the time; by 20k that's 65.7%.

55%66%77%0k: 74.2% pass (233 tests)10k: 58.0% pass (119 tests)20k: 65.7% pass (35 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a WORX 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
48 17.8
lighting and signalling
45 16.7
steering and suspension
40 14.9
drive system
28 10.4
structure and attachments
27 10
lamps and reflectors
27 10
suspension
18 6.7
tyres and wheels
17 6.3
tyres
10 3.7
steering
9 3.3

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 WORX 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 WORX 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2013 (72.7% pass). Weakest: 2012 (64.9%).

63%69%74%2012: 64.9% pass (222 tests)2013: 72.7% pass (176 tests)20122013

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.