BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ UM/RENEGADE COMMANDO 125
Model report · 2005–2025

UM RENEGADE COMMANDO 125

125cc Petrol Class 1
#4741 of 5426 overall #2 of 2 UMs #383 of 734 commuter bikes
69.9%
first-time pass rate
20.6%
failed outright
4,948
median miles at test
306
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The RENEGADE COMMANDO 125's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.1 points since 2021, 73.2% to 71.1%.

61%69%77%2021: 73.2% pass (41 tests)2022: 63.4% pass (82 tests)2023: 74.6% pass (71 tests)2024: 71.9% pass (57 tests)2025: 71.1% pass (45 tests)20212025

What fails on a RENEGADE COMMANDO 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
structure and attachments
36 23.2
lamps and reflectors
36 23.2
brakes
33 21.3
steering
24 15.5
wheels
10 6.5
Identification of the vehicle
10 6.5
tyres
3 1.9
suspension
2 1.3
audible warning (Horn)
1 0.6

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 RENEGADE COMMANDO 125 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 RENEGADE COMMANDO 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (71.4% pass). Weakest: 2018 (66.9%).

66%69%72%2018: 66.9% pass (127 tests)2019: 71.4% pass (105 tests)20182019

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.