Taiwan Golden Bee CU8 125 vs Yamaha YBR 125

The Taiwan Golden Bee CU8 125 passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha YBR 125: 78.0% vs 71.0%, a 7.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Taiwan Golden Bee CU8 125	Yamaha YBR 125
First-time pass rate	78.0%	71.0%
Outright fail rate	17.8%	17.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+5.7 pts	-1.1 pts
Engine size	124cc	124cc
Median miles at test	10,110	10,652
MOT tests analysed	118	124,897
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 mileage

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

Mileage	Taiwan Golden Bee CU8 125	Yamaha YBR 125
0k-10k miles	86.2%	76.8%
10k-20k miles	70.5%	67.4%

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

TAIWAN GOLDEN BEE CU8 125 78.0% pass · 118 tests YAMAHA YBR 125 71.0% pass · 125k tests

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