BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ ADLY/FOX 50
Model report · 2005–2025

ADLY FOX 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
#4274 of 5426 overall #1 of 3 ADLYs #136 of 455 moped bikes
75.2%
first-time pass rate
18.9%
failed outright
7,556
median miles at test
270
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2007

The FOX 50's first-time pass rate has risen 11.5 points since 2006, 75.0% to 86.5%.

72%81%89%2006: 75.0% pass (52 tests)2007: 86.5% pass (37 tests)20062007

What fails on a FOX 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
39 34.2
brakes
28 24.6
steering and suspension
24 21.1
fuel and exhaust
10 8.8
tyres and wheels
9 7.9
driving controls
3 2.6
reg plates and vin
1 0.9

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the FOX 50 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the FOX 50.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2003 (81.2% pass). Weakest: 2001 (63.9%).

60%73%85%2001: 63.9% pass (83 tests)2003: 81.2% pass (85 tests)20012003

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.