BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LEXMOTO/FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B
Model report · 2005–2025

LEXMOTO FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B

124cc Petrol Class 1
48.7%
first-time pass rate
35.8%
failed outright
5,010
median miles at test
187
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2023

The FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.1 points since 2021, 49.0% to 46.9%.

46%48%50%2021: 49.0% pass (49 tests)2022: 48.1% pass (54 tests)2023: 46.9% pass (32 tests)20212023

What fails on a FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
76 32.5
structure and attachments
44 18.8
brakes
32 13.7
suspension
28 12
tyres
21 9
steering
12 5.1
audible warning (Horn)
9 3.8
Identification of the vehicle
7 3
wheels
5 2.1

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 FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO VESPA, HONDA PCX 125, HONDA Vision 110).

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 FALCON 125 XGJ 125-27B.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (48.7% pass). Weakest: 2018 (48.7%).

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.