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

PEUGEOT LXR 125

125cc Petrol Class 1
79.1%
first-time pass rate
11.0%
failed outright
12,621
median miles at test
172
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2016

The LXR 125's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.2 points since 2014, 87.1% to 83.9%.

69%80%91%2014: 87.1% pass (31 tests)2015: 72.7% pass (33 tests)2016: 83.9% pass (31 tests)20142016

Pass rate by mileage

how the LXR 125's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage LXR 125 passes first time 85.3% of the time; by 20k that's 81.3%.

70%79%88%0k: 85.3% pass (68 tests)10k: 72.4% pass (58 tests)20k: 81.3% pass (32 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a LXR 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
18 43.9
lighting and signalling
10 24.4
tyres and wheels
7 17.1
lamps and reflectors
4 9.8
steering
1 2.4
tyres
1 2.4

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 LXR 125 beats 1 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 LXR 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (84.7% pass). Weakest: 2010 (78.6%).

77%82%86%2010: 78.6% pass (70 tests)2011: 84.7% pass (59 tests)20102011

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.