BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Peugeot Speedfight 4 125 LC Sportline vs Honda PCX 125

The Honda PCX 125 passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Speedfight 4 125 LC Sportline: 81.1% vs 71.4%, a 9.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Peugeot Speedfight 4 125 LC Sportline Honda PCX 125
First-time pass rate 71.4% 81.1%
Outright fail rate 23.6% 12.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -2.4 pts +8.2 pts
Engine size 125cc 125cc
Rank among all models #4618 of 5428 #3358 of 5428
Median miles at test 6,607 16,405
MOT tests analysed 203 88,608
Most common failure brakes 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 Peugeot Speedfight 4 125 LC Sportline Honda PCX 125
2023 71.8% 80.2%
2024 70.7% 80.9%
2025 70.9% 81.6%

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

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test
Mileage Peugeot Speedfight 4 125 LC Sportline Honda PCX 125
0k-10k miles 77.2% 88.4%
10k-20k miles 54.0% 79.3%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

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