BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/WK BIKES
Make report · 2005–2025

WK BIKES

66.1%
first-time pass rate
24.0%
failed outright
5,135
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails a WK BIKES

failure defects across all WK BIKES models · advisories excluded

lamps and reflectors is WK BIKES's most common failure — 10.2% of all WK BIKES tests record one.

Component groupShare of defects% of testsWorst offenders
lamps and reflectors
10.2 see ranking
brakes
9.5 see ranking
structure and attachments
5.8 see ranking
lighting and signalling
3.7 see ranking
suspension
4.8 see ranking

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

WK BIKES models, ranked by test volume

16 models with ≥ 100 normal tests, 2005–2025
Model Pass rate Pass % Fail % Median miles Tests
125
54.9 35.9 4,229 446
HT
72.1 19.0 4,917 441
RT
69.4 17.3 3,683 324
VS
70.0 22.7 4,778 300
SCRAMBLER 125
69.5 20.1 3,267 298
SX 125
68.6 21.6 5,614 236
BD
62.1 26.7 3,111 206
125 RR
47.5 44.4 4,669 198
GO
62.6 28.7 3,640 174
BELLISSIMA
68.3 22.4 3,707 161
COLT 50
64.2 25.7 3,563 148
GO 50 JJ 50 QT-3
68.3 20.1 4,168 139
LEGEND
63.3 21.7 3,250 120
MATADOR
63.1 33.3 4,524 111
COLT 125
74.8 16.8 2,870 107
TOMCAT
72.4 16.2 1,335 105

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