DIRECT BIKES DB50QT-5

50cc Petrol Class 1

58.0%

first-time pass rate

28.0%

failed outright

2,717

median miles at test

150

MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a DB50QT-5

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	48	41.4
steering and suspension	21	18.1
brakes	19	16.4
tyres and wheels	11	9.5
body and structure	5	4.3
driving controls	4	3.4
fuel and exhaust	3	2.6
Items Not Tested	2	1.7
reg plates and vin	2	1.7
steering	1	0.9

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-5 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-5.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2008 (60.3% pass). Weakest: 2009 (59.7%).

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.