BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Jinlun JL 125-11: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which JL 125-11 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 61.2% average, from 699 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 63.9%
2008
lowest-passing year · 54.6%
9.3pp
spread across 5 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2006 (63.9% of 144 tests). Lowest: 2008 (54.6% of 152). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

53%59%66%2005: 61.5% pass (109 tests)2006: 63.9% pass (144 tests)2007: 63.6% pass (184 tests)2008: 54.6% pass (152 tests)2009: 63.8% pass (105 tests)200520072009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (61.2%)
2005 109 61.5% +0.3 pp
2006 144 63.9% +2.7 pp
2007 184 63.6% +2.4 pp
2008 152 54.6% -6.6 pp
2009 105 63.8% +2.6 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2018
47%66%85%2009: 66.7% pass (39 tests)2010: 63.6% pass (55 tests)2011: 54.8% pass (93 tests)2012: 54.1% pass (98 tests)2013: 53.9% pass (76 tests)2014: 75.8% pass (62 tests)2015: 69.2% pass (52 tests)2016: 78.4% pass (37 tests)2018: 53.3% pass (30 tests)20092018

Questions

Which JL 125-11 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Jinlun JL 125-11 overall (61.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 54.6% from 152 tests.
Which JL 125-11 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 63.9% of 144 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2007, 2009.
How much does the JL 125-11 pass rate vary by year?
9.3 percentage points between the highest (2006, 63.9%) and lowest (2008, 54.6%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Jinlun JL 125-11 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5175 of 5428 models· other Jinlun models: JL, JL 250-5, JL 125 T-13, JL50QT4