BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSXS 125 AM0
Model report · 2005–2025
81.6%
first-time pass rate
9.9%
failed outright
8,677
median miles at test
212
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The GSXS 125 AM0's first-time pass rate has risen 8.9 points since 2023, 78.8% to 87.7%.

76%83%90%2023: 78.8% pass (85 tests)2024: 78.3% pass (60 tests)2025: 87.7% pass (65 tests)20232025

What fails on a GSXS 125 AM0

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
16 29.6
lamps and reflectors
12 22.2
structure and attachments
9 16.7
tyres
9 16.7
steering
6 11.1
Identification of the vehicle
2 3.7

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 GSXS 125 AM0 beats 1 of its 1 closest rivals (HONDA CB125F).

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 GSXS 125 AM0.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (81.6% pass). Weakest: 2020 (81.6%).

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.