DIRECT BIKES DB50QT-11

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5073 of 5426 overall #2 of 2 DIRECT BIKESs #347 of 455 moped bikes

63.7%

first-time pass rate

26.9%

failed outright

4,298

median miles at test

498

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2021

The DB50QT-11's first-time pass rate has risen 12.9 points since 2013, 54.8% to 67.7%.

What fails on a DB50QT-11

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	162	40.4
brakes	74	18.5
steering and suspension	46	11.5
lamps and reflectors	42	10.5
tyres and wheels	27	6.7
steering	15	3.7
fuel and exhaust	13	3.2
suspension	9	2.2
tyres	7	1.7
body and structure	6	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-11 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 DB50QT-11.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (66.1% pass). Weakest: 2011 (62.6%).

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.