SYM Orbit Iii 125 E5 vs Honda Vision 110

The Honda Vision 110 passes its MOT first time more often than the SYM Orbit Iii 125 E5: 78.1% vs 72.1%, a 6.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	SYM Orbit Iii 125 E5	Honda Vision 110
First-time pass rate	72.1%	78.1%
Outright fail rate	21.5%	12.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-2.1 pts	+6.4 pts
Engine size	125cc	108cc
Rank among all models	#4571 of 5428	#3895 of 5428
Median miles at test	7,924	20,370
MOT tests analysed	312	50,874
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	lamps and reflectors

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 mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	SYM Orbit Iii 125 E5	Honda Vision 110
0k-10k miles	75.6%	88.0%
10k-20k miles	69.3%	78.1%

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

SYM ORBIT III 125 E5 72.1% pass · 312 tests HONDA Vision 110 78.1% pass · 50.9k tests

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