Easy Rider JC90-7 vs Honda C90

The Honda C90 passes its MOT first time more often than the Easy Rider JC90-7: 79.3% vs 73.3%, a 6.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Easy Rider JC90-7	Honda C90
First-time pass rate	73.3%	79.3%
Outright fail rate	18.4%	12.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-3.3 pts	+5.6 pts
Engine size	86cc	85cc
Rank among all models	#4471 of 5428	#3721 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,966	17,744
MOT tests analysed	266	92,772
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Easy Rider JC90-7	Honda C90
2011	60.8%	75.8%
2012	61.5%	76.2%
2013	78.4%	78.0%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

EASY RIDER JC90-7 73.3% pass · 266 tests HONDA C90 79.3% pass · 92.8k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.