GENERIC IDEO

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4406 of 5426 overall #2 of 9 GENERICs #157 of 455 moped bikes

73.9%

first-time pass rate

15.9%

failed outright

6,504

median miles at test

264

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2015

The IDEO's first-time pass rate has risen 1.1 points since 2012, 78.9% to 80.0%.

What fails on a IDEO

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	23	21.5
steering and suspension	23	21.5
brakes	21	19.6
tyres and wheels	13	12.1
lamps and reflectors	12	11.2
suspension	5	4.7
fuel and exhaust	3	2.8
body and structure	3	2.8
structure and attachments	2	1.9
tyres	2	1.9

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 IDEO beats 4 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 IDEO.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2008 (74.6% pass). Weakest: 2010 (73.9%).

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.