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

SINNIS HARRIER

125cc Petrol Class 1
#4845 of 5426 overall #6 of 16 SINNISs #440 of 734 commuter bikes
68.2%
first-time pass rate
27.1%
failed outright
5,794
median miles at test
424
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The HARRIER's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.2 points since 2021, 70.5% to 65.3%.

59%67%75%2021: 70.5% pass (78 tests)2022: 68.3% pass (82 tests)2023: 62.0% pass (100 tests)2024: 72.1% pass (68 tests)2025: 65.3% pass (49 tests)20212025

What fails on a HARRIER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
90 27.4
lamps and reflectors
57 17.3
suspension
55 16.7
steering
42 12.8
structure and attachments
36 10.9
tyres
27 8.2
wheels
10 3
audible warning (Horn)
5 1.5
Identification of the vehicle
4 1.2
tyres and wheels
3 0.9

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 HARRIER 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 HARRIER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (71.5% pass). Weakest: 2020 (64.4%).

63%68%73%2017: 65.3% pass (72 tests)2018: 71.5% pass (144 tests)2019: 67.0% pass (91 tests)2020: 64.4% pass (73 tests)201720192020

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.