BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SYM/JET 4 125
Model report · 2005–2025
74.9%
first-time pass rate
19.2%
failed outright
13,464
median miles at test
395
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2019

The JET 4 125's first-time pass rate has risen 10.0 points since 2013, 66.7% to 76.7%.

63%74%85%2013: 66.7% pass (42 tests)2014: 73.6% pass (72 tests)2015: 77.6% pass (67 tests)2016: 81.5% pass (54 tests)2017: 69.2% pass (39 tests)2019: 76.7% pass (30 tests)20132019

Pass rate by mileage

how the JET 4 125's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage JET 4 125 passes first time 82.1% of the time; by 20k that's 75.0%.

71%78%84%0k: 82.1% pass (140 tests)10k: 73.0% pass (152 tests)20k: 75.0% pass (64 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a JET 4 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
44 25.7
lighting and signalling
35 20.5
tyres and wheels
34 19.9
steering and suspension
15 8.8
lamps and reflectors
11 6.4
tyres
8 4.7
fuel and exhaust
7 4.1
structure and attachments
7 4.1
suspension
7 4.1
steering
3 1.8

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 JET 4 125 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 JET 4 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (75.1% pass). Weakest: 2011 (72.5%).

72%74%76%2010: 75.1% pass (181 tests)2011: 72.5% pass (182 tests)20102011

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.