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Cbf125

465 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Cbf125s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

70.8%

Pass-after-fix

9.9%

Fail

19.1%

Avg miles

19,575

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Cbf125: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 465 MOT tests, the Cbf125 returns 70.8% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.0 mm. A stop-lamp out and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 19,575, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    17 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  2. 02

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    12 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    11 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission belt, chain, sprocket or pulley excessively loose or worn

    9 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  6. 06

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  7. 07

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    Brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    7 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    7 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A lamp missing or inoperative

    7 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£290

If every one of this Cbf125's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Cbf125?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Cbf125 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.