CHUNLAN STARWAY CL50

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4673 of 5426 overall #1 of 2 CHUNLANs #227 of 455 moped bikes

70.8%

first-time pass rate

23.7%

failed outright

2,888

median miles at test

312

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2008

The STARWAY CL50's first-time pass rate has risen 1.5 points since 2006, 64.2% to 65.7%.

What fails on a STARWAY CL50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	76	34.4
steering and suspension	65	29.4
brakes	43	19.5
tyres and wheels	12	5.4
fuel and exhaust	10	4.5
reg plates and vin	7	3.2
body and structure	5	2.3
driving controls	1	0.5
suspension	1	0.5
Items Not Tested	1	0.5

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 STARWAY CL50 beats 3 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 STARWAY CL50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2003 (77.1% pass). Weakest: 2002 (66.3%).

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.