BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/WHITE KNUCKLE
Make report · 2005–2025

WHITE KNUCKLE

56.2%
first-time pass rate
32.6%
failed outright
2,879
MOT tests, 2005–2025

WHITE KNUCKLE at a glance

Among WHITE KNUCKLE models with ≥ 100 tests.

What fails a WHITE KNUCKLE

failure defects across all WHITE KNUCKLE models · advisories excluded

lamps and reflectors is WHITE KNUCKLE's most common failure — 10.6% of all WHITE KNUCKLE tests record one.

Component groupShare of defects% of testsWorst offenders
lamps and reflectors
10.6 see ranking
lighting and signalling
10.6 see ranking
brakes
12.2 see ranking
steering and suspension
8.8 see ranking
structure and attachments
7.3 see ranking

Top failure groups aggregated across every WHITE KNUCKLE model, 2005–2025. "% of tests" = share of the make's tests recording at least one defect in that group.

WHITE KNUCKLE models, ranked by test volume

6 models with ≥ 100 normal tests, 2005–2025
Model Pass rate Pass % Fail % Median miles Tests
125
51.7 36.9 5,677 924
125 SPORT
50.4 37.0 7,099 486
XY 125-11
48.6 36.1 8,870 280
XY
45.6 42.2 8,553 206
125 TRAIL
52.5 35.5 7,084 183
CF
72.9 20.3 4,743 133

Normal tests only. Median miles is odometer reading at test where recorded. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results, 2005–2025.