BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025
81.4%
first-time pass rate
10.0%
failed outright
11,127
median miles at test
221
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate by mileage

how the LX125's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage LX125 passes first time 85.6% of the time; by 20k that's 71.9%.

69%79%88%0k: 85.6% pass (97 tests)10k: 80.7% pass (83 tests)20k: 71.9% 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 LX125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
12 24
steering and suspension
9 18
brakes
9 18
tyres and wheels
7 14
lamps and reflectors
4 8
tyres
3 6
body and structure
2 4
suspension
2 4
reg plates and vin
1 2
steering
1 2

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 LX125 beats 3 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 LX125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (85.3% pass). Weakest: 2007 (85.3%).

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.