ZONTES ZT 125-3A TIGER

125cc Petrol Class 1

#5278 of 5426 overall #8 of 11 ZONTESs #99 of 99 adventure bikes

57.9%

first-time pass rate

27.4%

failed outright

10,335

median miles at test

456

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2021

The ZT 125-3A TIGER's first-time pass rate has fallen 11.1 points since 2015, 62.7% to 51.6%.

Pass rate by mileage

how the ZT 125-3A TIGER's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage ZT 125-3A TIGER passes first time 68.2% of the time; by 20k that's 38.9%.

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 ZT 125-3A TIGER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
brakes	69	18.8
lighting and signalling	64	17.4
lamps and reflectors	57	15.5
steering and suspension	50	13.6
drive system	37	10.1
structure and attachments	33	9
suspension	19	5.2
body and structure	17	4.6
steering	15	4.1
tyres	7	1.9

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (60.0% pass). Weakest: 2013 (57.1%).

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.