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MOT reliability

Honda Mtx125

789 vehicles · 4,036 completed MOT tests analysed
75%
MOT pass rate

Based on 789 Honda Mtx125 vehicles and 4,036 completed MOT tests, the Honda Mtx125 has an overall 75% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 22,270 miles.

789
Vehicles
4,036
MOT tests
772
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Mtx125 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Mtx125 MOT tests:

  • Other83%
  • Brakes10%
  • Steering8%
  • Lamps & electrical7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Identification & plates1%

Honda Mtx125 pass rate by age

How the Honda Mtx125's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11573%
2786%
3956%
41377%
51070%
61191%
7875%
81267%
91267%
105100%
111974%
122568%
137271%
1411373%
1511875%
1614671%
1716570%
1819371%
1918672%
2022471%

Fuel types: Petrol (788), Diesel (1)

Most common Honda Mtx125 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda Mtx125 MOT tests:

  1. Rear reflector on motorcycle missing (1.4.1) (152 times)
  2. Drive chain worn but not considered excessive (6.2.1e) (130 times)
  3. Rear wheel bearings have slight free play (2.4.A.2c) (112 times)
  4. Rear Drive chain sprocket slightly worn (6.2.1e) (98 times)
  5. Drive chain slightly loose (6.2.1d) (98 times)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) close to minimum limit (3.2.A1f(i)) (88 times)
  7. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (82 times)
  8. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (76 times)
  9. Headlamp aim too high (1.6) (75 times)
  10. Front Brake disc(s) slightly worn (3.2.A1l) (70 times)
  11. Wheel alignment slightly misaligned. (2.5.1) (69 times)
  12. Exhaust noisy (7.1.2) (67 times)
  13. Steering headbearing has slight free play (2.2.2) (52 times)
  14. Exhaust is leaking but is not excessively noisey (7.1.1b) (50 times)
  15. Drive chain excessively loose (6.2.1d) (50 times)

Honda Mtx125 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 2 3 67% 24,574
2020 1 3 100% 17,450
2019 1 2 50% 166
2018 2 6 67% 19,803
2017 1 3 67% 19,269
2015 3 20 80% 40,147
2013 2 9 67% 18,312
2012 2 12 100% 45,770
2011 1 1 100% 35,687
2009 3 21 81% 14,330
2008 1 7 57% 21,820
2006 1 3 67% 39,309
2005 1 1 100% 15,968
2004 1 2 50% 27,966
2003 4 12 83% 21,937
2002 4 21 62% 25,118
2001 3 16 62% 40,954
2000 1 1 100% 37,913
1999 2 15 87% 19,817
1998 2 18 83% 16,255
1997 2 12 67% 10,068
1996 3 5 80% 13,464
1995 4 19 58% 24,560
1994 29 210 78% 20,688
1993 58 319 75% 20,690
1992 110 615 74% 22,164
1991 54 376 76% 19,081
1990 53 253 74% 21,596
1989 76 366 77% 20,650
1988 71 405 72% 23,232
1987 53 257 73% 23,420
1986 63 284 75% 24,885
1985 70 302 76% 24,201
1984 55 230 76% 23,621
1983 48 203 73% 20,834
1982 1 2 100% 6,300
1971 1 2 100% 12,725

Honda Mtx125 reliability FAQ

Across 789 Honda Mtx125 vehicles in our MOT data, 75% pass the MOT (a 25% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Mtx125 MOT issues are: Rear reflector on motorcycle missing (1.4.1); Drive chain worn but not considered excessive (6.2.1e); Rear wheel bearings have slight free play (2.4.A.2c).

The typical Honda Mtx125 in our data has covered around 22,270 miles.

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