BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ ITALJET/MILLENNIUM
Model report · 2005–2025

ITALJET MILLENNIUM

124cc Petrol Class 1
#4321 of 5426 overall #7 of 12 ITALJETs #241 of 734 commuter bikes
74.8%
first-time pass rate
18.2%
failed outright
7,018
median miles at test
330
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2008

The MILLENNIUM's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.3 points since 2006, 80.0% to 76.7%.

76%78%81%2006: 80.0% pass (55 tests)2007: 77.8% pass (54 tests)2008: 76.7% pass (43 tests)20062008

What fails on a MILLENNIUM

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
53 32.9
steering and suspension
39 24.2
brakes
34 21.1
fuel and exhaust
9 5.6
tyres and wheels
8 5
body and structure
8 5
lamps and reflectors
4 2.5
reg plates and vin
2 1.2
driving controls
2 1.2
suspension
2 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 MILLENNIUM 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 MILLENNIUM.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2004 (84.3% pass). Weakest: 2001 (69.6%).

67%77%87%2001: 69.6% pass (92 tests)2002: 76.3% pass (97 tests)2003: 71.2% pass (73 tests)2004: 84.3% pass (51 tests)200120032004

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.