BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

MOTORINI GP 125i

125cc Petrol Class 1
#4776 of 5426 overall #2 of 4 MOTORINIs #401 of 734 commuter bikes
69.4%
first-time pass rate
19.9%
failed outright
6,792
median miles at test
206
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2024

The GP 125i's first-time pass rate has risen 4.1 points since 2021, 74.3% to 78.4%.

55%69%83%2021: 74.3% pass (35 tests)2022: 59.6% pass (52 tests)2023: 71.1% pass (38 tests)2024: 78.4% pass (37 tests)20212024

What fails on a GP 125i

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
44 28.9
lamps and reflectors
37 24.3
suspension
32 21.1
structure and attachments
13 8.6
steering
12 7.9
tyres
9 5.9
audible warning (Horn)
5 3.3

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 GP 125i beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YBR 125, HONDA CG125, HONDA CBF125).

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 GP 125i.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (72.1% pass). Weakest: 2017 (69.4%).

69%71%73%2017: 69.4% pass (62 tests)2018: 72.1% pass (68 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.