BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HERALD/TRANSLANDER MIRAGE
Model report · 2005–2025

HERALD TRANSLANDER MIRAGE

124cc Petrol Class 1
72.4%
first-time pass rate
20.9%
failed outright
3,050
median miles at test
134
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The TRANSLANDER MIRAGE's first-time pass rate has risen 7.8 points since 2024, 66.7% to 74.5%.

65%71%76%2024: 66.7% pass (45 tests)2025: 74.5% pass (47 tests)20242025

What fails on a TRANSLANDER MIRAGE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
23 31.5
structure and attachments
20 27.4
suspension
13 17.8
brakes
9 12.3
steering
3 4.1
audible warning (Horn)
3 4.1
tyres
2 2.7

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 TRANSLANDER MIRAGE beats 3 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 TRANSLANDER MIRAGE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (70.4% pass). Weakest: 2021 (70.4%).

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.