Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey vs Honda CBF125

The Lifan LF 110 GY-E Monkey passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda CBF125: 80.4% vs 73.3%, a 7.1-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 CBF125
First-time pass rate	80.4%	73.3%
Outright fail rate	11.5%	16.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.5 pts	+1.1 pts
Engine size	110cc	125cc
Rank among all models	#3493 of 5428	#4471 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,744	10,974
MOT tests analysed	383	84,425
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	brakes

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 CBF125
2011	86.5%	69.3%
2012	88.1%	73.0%
2013	79.5%	73.5%
2014	74.4%	72.0%

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 CBF125 73.3% pass · 84.4k tests

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