APRILIA SR 50 FACTORY

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5057 of 5426 overall #106 of 128 APRILIAs #343 of 455 moped bikes

64.0%

first-time pass rate

26.1%

failed outright

9,968

median miles at test

222

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2010

The SR 50 FACTORY's first-time pass rate has risen 13.4 points since 2009, 57.6% to 71.0%.

What fails on a SR 50 FACTORY

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	48	27.6
steering and suspension	42	24.1
brakes	39	22.4
tyres and wheels	17	9.8
fuel and exhaust	9	5.2
lamps and reflectors	5	2.9
body and structure	5	2.9
tyres	4	2.3
suspension	3	1.7
reg plates and vin	2	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 SR 50 FACTORY 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 SR 50 FACTORY.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (66.0% pass). Weakest: 2005 (62.7%).

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.