BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ CPI/ARAGON 50
Model report · 2005–2025

CPI ARAGON 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
#5084 of 5426 overall #5 of 14 CPIs #348 of 455 moped bikes
63.5%
first-time pass rate
26.7%
failed outright
5,172
median miles at test
277
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2015

The ARAGON 50's first-time pass rate has risen 2.6 points since 2011, 60.3% to 62.9%.

54%59%65%2011: 60.3% pass (58 tests)2012: 55.8% pass (52 tests)2013: 59.4% pass (32 tests)2015: 62.9% pass (35 tests)20112015

What fails on a ARAGON 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
78 34.4
steering and suspension
54 23.8
brakes
45 19.8
fuel and exhaust
11 4.8
body and structure
10 4.4
tyres and wheels
9 4
lamps and reflectors
9 4
reg plates and vin
8 3.5
structure and attachments
2 0.9
tyres
1 0.4

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

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 ARAGON 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (66.7% pass). Weakest: 2008 (60.6%).

59%64%68%2007: 66.7% pass (105 tests)2008: 60.6% pass (104 tests)20072008

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.