APRILIA SPORT CITY ONE 50

50cc Petrol Class 1

#4763 of 5426 overall #86 of 128 APRILIAs #250 of 455 moped bikes

69.6%

first-time pass rate

23.1%

failed outright

8,867

median miles at test

286

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2015

The SPORT CITY ONE 50's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2012 (66.7% → 67.6%).

What fails on a SPORT CITY ONE 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	49	32
brakes	47	30.7
steering and suspension	29	19
fuel and exhaust	7	4.6
tyres and wheels	5	3.3
lamps and reflectors	4	2.6
steering	4	2.6
reg plates and vin	3	2
body and structure	3	2
structure and attachments	2	1.3

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 SPORT CITY ONE 50 beats 2 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 SPORT CITY ONE 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2008 (70.7% pass). Weakest: 2010 (66.0%).

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.