BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ DERBI/SENDA XTREME DRD SM 50
Model report · 2005–2025

DERBI SENDA XTREME DRD SM 50

50cc Petrol Class 1
59.0%
first-time pass rate
25.0%
failed outright
5,718
median miles at test
188
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The SENDA XTREME DRD SM 50's first-time pass rate has risen 19.6 points since 2023, 48.8% to 68.4%.

44%59%73%2023: 48.8% pass (43 tests)2024: 58.4% pass (77 tests)2025: 68.4% pass (57 tests)20232025

What fails on a SENDA XTREME DRD SM 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
61 47.3
structure and attachments
24 18.6
suspension
17 13.2
brakes
12 9.3
audible warning (Horn)
8 6.2
steering
4 3.1
wheels
1 0.8
tyres
1 0.8
Identification of the vehicle
1 0.8

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 SENDA XTREME DRD SM 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 SENDA XTREME DRD SM 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (59.8% pass). Weakest: 2021 (59.0%).

58%59%61%2020: 59.8% pass (97 tests)2021: 59.0% pass (61 tests)20202021

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.