BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HERALD/SK 125-25B SCRAMBLER
Model report · 2005–2025

HERALD SK 125-25B SCRAMBLER

124cc Petrol Class 1
71.3%
first-time pass rate
15.7%
failed outright
4,234
median miles at test
115
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a SK 125-25B SCRAMBLER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
21 42.9
brakes
19 38.8
suspension
4 8.2
structure and attachments
3 6.1
steering
1 2
tyres
1 2

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 SK 125-25B SCRAMBLER beats 2 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 SK 125-25B SCRAMBLER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (69.8% pass). Weakest: 2018 (69.8%).

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.