APRILIA RS 50 MY06

50cc Petrol Class 1

#5247 of 5426 overall #117 of 128 APRILIAs #388 of 455 moped bikes

58.9%

first-time pass rate

32.4%

failed outright

9,042

median miles at test

358

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2016

The RS 50 MY06's first-time pass rate has fallen 9.4 points since 2011, 64.4% to 55.0%.

What fails on a RS 50 MY06

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	136	30.8
steering and suspension	92	20.8
brakes	67	15.2
drive system	50	11.3
body and structure	39	8.8
fuel and exhaust	22	5
tyres and wheels	20	4.5
reg plates and vin	11	2.5
driving controls	5	1.1

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 RS 50 MY06 beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

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 RS 50 MY06.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2009 (75.9% pass). Weakest: 2008 (50.0%).

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.