BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LEXMOTO/HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28
Model report · 2005–2025

LEXMOTO HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28

124cc Petrol Class 1
59.4%
first-time pass rate
30.1%
failed outright
4,882
median miles at test
372
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025

The HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28's first-time pass rate has fallen 35.2 points since 2020, 81.1% to 45.9%.

37%64%90%2020: 81.1% pass (37 tests)2021: 61.2% pass (103 tests)2022: 48.9% pass (88 tests)2023: 60.6% pass (66 tests)2024: 68.3% pass (41 tests)2025: 45.9% pass (37 tests)20202025

What fails on a HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
106 25.7
lamps and reflectors
97 23.5
structure and attachments
96 23.2
suspension
44 10.7
steering
34 8.2
tyres
22 5.3
Identification of the vehicle
5 1.2
audible warning (Horn)
5 1.2
wheels
4 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 HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28 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 HAWK 125 XGJ 125-28.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (62.9% pass). Weakest: 2018 (58.3%).

57%61%64%2017: 62.9% pass (170 tests)2018: 58.3% pass (187 tests)20172018

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.