BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
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Common failures · 2005–2025

Bikes most likely to fail on the drive system

Which motorcycles fail their MOT on chain, sprockets or the drive system most often?

XGJ 125-23
tops the list, YUAN
14.4%
drive-system failure rate

Full ranking

50 models · min 200 tests · Drive-system failure rate
# Bike Drive-system failure rate Drive-system failure rate % Pass % Tests
1 YUAN XGJ 125-23
14.4 43.3 215
2 MOTOR HISPANIA FURIA 50
13.6 46.6 491
3 HIMO GY 125
13.6 47.6 309
4 PEUGEOT XP6S
13.4 50.6 891
5 SUPERBYKE RMX 125
13.3 46.3 218
6 MOTOR HISPANIA MH6U-SM
12.9 48.8 389
7 PEUGEOT XP6 T
12.9 47.3 319
8 RIEJU SMX50
12.6 48.1 293
9 AJS CR3-125
12.2 43.9 262
10 PIONEER PULSE
12.0 51.5 233
11 MOTOR HISPANIA RYZ 50
11.9 47.8 201
12 KAISAR KS 125-23
11.8 46.7 655
13 POR APACHE 125
11.4 49.0 545
14 HYOSUNG RX125
11.3 57.3 922
15 SUPERBYKE RBP 125
11.3 47.6 462
16 MEGELLI 125 M
11.3 45.1 275
17 MOTO ROMA MRX 125
11.2 53.2 600
18 MBK X-POWER
11.2 51.4 214
19 RIEJU RR 50
11.0 48.5 600
20 DAELIM ROADWIN 125
11.0 62.7 308
21 GILERA RCR
10.9 50.5 1,530
22 CHITUMA GY 125
10.7 48.5 272
23 SKYTEAM ST 50-3 SM
10.6 52.1 236
24 PEUGEOT XR6
10.5 46.6 524
25 MOTOR HISPANIA MH6V-X FURIA
10.5 48.9 474
26 KINROAD XT 125-16
10.5 45.0 351
27 VULCAN HARRIER
10.5 49.2 305
28 CPI SX 50
10.5 47.2 229
29 RIEJU RS1
10.4 44.9 374
30 APRILIA MX50
10.3 53.1 951
31 APRILIA RX50
10.1 50.3 3,525
32 SHINERAY XY 125 GY
9.8 47.7 778
33 SKYJET SJ 125-23
9.7 44.7 2,319
34 LIFAN LF 125 GY-3
9.7 49.7 599
35 KYMCO STRYKER TRAIL
9.7 58.6 589
36 SUKIDA SK 125-5 PATRIOT
9.6 52.2 345
37 RIEJU RS2 50
9.5 48.5 619
38 APRILIA RS 50 MY06
9.5 58.9 358
39 KEEWAY SPEED
9.4 57.0 863
40 MOTOR HISPANIA RX50
9.4 51.0 716
41 GENERIC TRIGGER SM 50
9.4 52.6 620
42 RIEJU RS2
9.3 50.8 1,475
43 DERBI SENDA (RESTRICTED)
9.3 46.7 516
44 MALAGUTI DRAKON
9.3 58.1 332
45 GIANTCO HY 150 N
9.3 52.3 281
46 CAGIVA ROADSTER
9.2 57.1 413
47 LEXMOTO STR 125 YB
9.2 48.5 260
48 APRILIA RS 50
9.1 52.4 13,697
49 DERBI GPR50-R
9.1 53.4 1,901
50 RIEJU MRX 50
9.1 51.9 397

Normal tests only, first-time outcomes. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results. Small samples are noisier, so weight the test count. Methodology.

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