APRILIA SX50

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5319 of 5426 overall #121 of 128 APRILIAs #409 of 455 moped bikes

56.2%

first-time pass rate

32.2%

failed outright

10,804

median miles at test

370

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2016

The SX50's first-time pass rate has risen 3.7 points since 2012, 58.8% to 62.5%.

What fails on a SX50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	164	36.5
steering and suspension	69	15.4
brakes	55	12.2
lamps and reflectors	54	12
drive system	42	9.4
structure and attachments	19	4.2
suspension	16	3.6
tyres and wheels	14	3.1
body and structure	9	2
audible warning (Horn)	7	1.6

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 SX50 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 SX50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (64.4% pass). Weakest: 2009 (50.9%).

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.