BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LEXMOTO/LJ 250-3V VENDETTA
Model report · 2005–2025

LEXMOTO LJ 250-3V VENDETTA

249cc Petrol Class 2
84.5%
first-time pass rate
6.2%
failed outright
2,827
median miles at test
161
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The LJ 250-3V VENDETTA's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2023 (83.8% → 82.9%).

82%85%88%2023: 83.8% pass (37 tests)2024: 87.0% pass (54 tests)2025: 82.9% pass (70 tests)20232025

What fails on a LJ 250-3V VENDETTA

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
5 25
lamps and reflectors
4 20
suspension
3 15
audible warning (Horn)
2 10
steering
2 10
structure and attachments
2 10
tyres
1 5
Identification of the vehicle
1 5

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 LJ 250-3V VENDETTA beats 1 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO PX 200 E, PIAGGIO X9, LAMBRETTA GP200).

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 LJ 250-3V VENDETTA.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (89.5% pass). Weakest: 2021 (79.5%).

78%85%92%2020: 89.5% pass (76 tests)2021: 79.5% pass (78 tests)20202021

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.