DIRECT BIKES DB50QT

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4966 of 5426 overall #1 of 2 DIRECT BIKESs #306 of 455 moped bikes

66.0%

first-time pass rate

25.0%

failed outright

4,355

median miles at test

200

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2015

The DB50QT's first-time pass rate has risen 3.9 points since 2014, 71.8% to 75.7%.

What fails on a DB50QT

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
brakes	38	29
lighting and signalling	35	26.7
steering and suspension	26	19.8
lamps and reflectors	10	7.6
tyres and wheels	6	4.6
driving controls	5	3.8
steering	4	3.1
fuel and exhaust	3	2.3
steering and suspension	2	1.5
body and structure	2	1.5

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 DB50QT beats 2 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 DB50QT.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (67.3% pass). Weakest: 2011 (60.0%).

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.