BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025
85.3%
first-time pass rate
8.5%
failed outright
2,196
median miles at test
422
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025

The TT 125's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.4 points since 2021, 89.4% to 86.0%.

79%85%92%2021: 89.4% pass (47 tests)2022: 81.0% pass (84 tests)2023: 87.3% pass (102 tests)2024: 84.3% pass (102 tests)2025: 86.0% pass (86 tests)20212025

What fails on a TT 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
tyres
28 35
lamps and reflectors
22 27.5
brakes
12 15
suspension
8 10
steering
7 8.8
Identification of the vehicle
3 3.8

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 TT 125 beats 4 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 TT 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (87.9% pass). Weakest: 2019 (83.0%).

82%85%89%2018: 87.9% pass (199 tests)2019: 83.0% pass (147 tests)20182019

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.