BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SYM/GTS EVO 125
Model report · 2005–2025

SYM GTS EVO 125

124cc Petrol Class 1
74.0%
first-time pass rate
22.0%
failed outright
20,652
median miles at test
123
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a GTS EVO 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
20 30.3
tyres and wheels
12 18.2
lighting and signalling
8 12.1
steering and suspension
7 10.6
suspension
6 9.1
tyres
4 6.1
reg plates and vin
3 4.5
lamps and reflectors
3 4.5
fuel and exhaust
2 3
structure and attachments
1 1.5

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 GTS EVO 125 beats 0 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 GTS EVO 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (72.9% pass). Weakest: 2010 (72.9%).

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.