BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

SYM Jet 14 125 E4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Jet 14 125 E4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.8% average, from 1,562 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 76.9%
2019
lowest-passing year · 71.1%
5.8pp
spread across 5 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2017 (76.9% of 208 tests). Lowest: 2019 (71.1% of 370). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

70%74%78%2017: 76.9% pass (208 tests)2018: 74.9% pass (419 tests)2019: 71.1% pass (370 tests)2020: 73.3% pass (431 tests)2021: 74.0% pass (127 tests)201720192021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (73.8%)
2017 208 76.9% +3.1 pp
2018 419 74.9% +1.1 pp
2019 370 71.1% -2.7 pp
2020 431 73.3% -0.5 pp
2021 127 74.0% +0.2 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025
68%78%89%2020: 85.2% pass (61 tests)2021: 78.1% pass (187 tests)2022: 72.7% pass (278 tests)2023: 71.4% pass (392 tests)2024: 72.9% pass (340 tests)2025: 73.2% pass (298 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Jet 14 125 E4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the SYM Jet 14 125 E4 overall (73.8%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 71.1% from 370 tests.
Which Jet 14 125 E4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 76.9% of 208 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Jet 14 125 E4 pass rate vary by year?
5.8 percentage points between the highest (2017, 76.9%) and lowest (2019, 71.1%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: SYM Jet 14 125 E4 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4421 of 5428 models· other SYM models: Jet, DD50, City Hopper, Jet 50 - Euro X, Fiddle, Shark