GENERIC TRIGGER

50cc Petrol Class 1

#5394 of 5426 overall #9 of 9 GENERICs #442 of 455 moped bikes

50.0%

first-time pass rate

37.7%

failed outright

9,323

median miles at test

308

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2017–2019

The TRIGGER's first-time pass rate has fallen 10.0 points since 2017, 60.0% to 50.0%.

What fails on a TRIGGER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	92	21.5
brakes	78	18.2
lamps and reflectors	77	18
steering and suspension	63	14.7
structure and attachments	40	9.3
drive system	26	6.1
suspension	23	5.4
steering	12	2.8
body and structure	9	2.1
audible warning (Horn)	8	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 TRIGGER 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 TRIGGER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (42.3% pass). Weakest: 2011 (42.3%).

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.