BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SINNIS/CRUISE STAR
Model report · 2005–2025

SINNIS CRUISE STAR

125cc Petrol Class 1
#5260 of 5426 overall #15 of 16 SINNISs #648 of 734 commuter bikes
58.4%
first-time pass rate
28.3%
failed outright
3,350
median miles at test
293
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2018–2021

The CRUISE STAR's first-time pass rate has fallen 13.8 points since 2018, 66.2% to 52.4%.

49%59%70%2018: 66.2% pass (65 tests)2019: 59.6% pass (52 tests)2020: 59.0% pass (39 tests)2021: 52.4% pass (42 tests)20182021

What fails on a CRUISE STAR

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
104 35.9
brakes
60 20.7
structure and attachments
51 17.6
suspension
27 9.3
tyres
19 6.6
steering
17 5.9
audible warning (Horn)
8 2.8
Identification of the vehicle
3 1
steering and suspension
1 0.3

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 CRUISE STAR 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 CRUISE STAR.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2014 (77.4% pass). Weakest: 2015 (52.2%).

47%65%82%2014: 77.4% pass (53 tests)2015: 52.2% pass (203 tests)20142015

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.