DIRECT BIKES DB50QT-A

49cc Petrol Class 1

66.1%

first-time pass rate

26.9%

failed outright

3,882

median miles at test

186

MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a DB50QT-A

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	42	31.1
brakes	29	21.5
steering and suspension	25	18.5
lamps and reflectors	11	8.1
tyres and wheels	6	4.4
structure and attachments	6	4.4
suspension	5	3.7
steering	5	3.7
tyres	4	3
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-A 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-A.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (76.7% pass). Weakest: 2010 (51.9%).

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.