BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lifan LF 125-14F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which LF 125-14F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 51.9% average, from 989 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 62.3%
2008
lowest-passing year · 41.9%
20.4pp
spread across 4 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: 2010 (62.3% of 53 tests). Lowest: 2008 (41.9% of 167). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

38%52%66%2006: 55.6% pass (135 tests)2007: 52.6% pass (576 tests)2008: 41.9% pass (167 tests)2010: 62.3% pass (53 tests)200620082010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (51.9%)
2006 135 55.6% +3.7 pp
2007 576 52.6% +0.7 pp
2008 167 41.9% -10.0 pp
2010 53 62.3% +10.4 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 · 2010–2017
40%52%63%2010: 56.7% pass (120 tests)2011: 48.4% pass (153 tests)2012: 44.2% pass (129 tests)2013: 58.4% pass (125 tests)2014: 59.6% pass (114 tests)2015: 47.8% pass (90 tests)2016: 51.9% pass (77 tests)2017: 52.4% pass (42 tests)20102017

Questions

Which LF 125-14F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lifan LF 125-14F overall (51.9%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 41.9% from 167 tests.
Which LF 125-14F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 62.3% of 53 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2010.
How much does the LF 125-14F pass rate vary by year?
20.4 percentage points between the highest (2010, 62.3%) and lowest (2008, 41.9%) 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: Lifan LF 125-14F reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5382 of 5428 models· other Lifan models: LF 125-J, LF, LF 125 GY-3, LF 125-30, LF 110 GY-3 Dax, LF 125 T-9A