BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Keeway K-Light 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which K-Light 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 67.2% average, from 795 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 68.9%
2018
lowest-passing year · 61.5%
7.4pp
spread across 3 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: 2019 (68.9% of 225 tests). Lowest: 2018 (61.5% of 187). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018.

60%65%70%2018: 61.5% pass (187 tests)2019: 68.9% pass (225 tests)2020: 68.4% pass (354 tests)201820192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (67.2%)
2018 187 61.5% -5.7 pp
2019 225 68.9% +1.7 pp
2020 354 68.4% +1.2 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 · 2021–2025
60%66%72%2021: 62.3% pass (53 tests)2022: 70.3% pass (138 tests)2023: 65.7% pass (245 tests)2024: 68.6% pass (185 tests)2025: 66.7% pass (171 tests)20212025

Questions

Which K-Light 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Keeway K-Light 125 overall (67.2%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 61.5% from 187 tests.
Which K-Light 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 68.9% of 225 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the K-Light 125 pass rate vary by year?
7.4 percentage points between the highest (2019, 68.9%) and lowest (2018, 61.5%) 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: Keeway K-Light 125 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4898 of 5428 models· other Keeway models: Superlight, RK, TX, Hurricane, Superlight 125 E5, RKS 125 STD