Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey vs Honda C90

The Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda C90: 80.4% vs 79.3%, a 1.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey	Honda C90
First-time pass rate	80.4%	79.3%
Outright fail rate	11.5%	12.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.5 pts	+5.6 pts
Engine size	110cc	85cc
Rank among all models	#3493 of 5428	#3721 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,744	17,744
MOT tests analysed	383	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	Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey	Honda C90
2010	85.7%	76.7%
2011	86.5%	75.8%
2012	88.1%	76.2%
2013	79.5%	78.0%
2014	74.4%	78.7%

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

LIFAN LF 110 GY-E MONKEY 80.4% pass · 383 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.