BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

HER CHE FUN 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
72.0%
first-time pass rate
20.8%
failed outright
6,004
median miles at test
708
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2005–2013

The FUN 50's first-time pass rate has fallen 10.8 points since 2005, 70.8% to 60.0%.

55%70%84%2005: 70.8% pass (48 tests)2006: 71.7% pass (180 tests)2007: 72.8% pass (114 tests)2008: 74.4% pass (82 tests)2009: 72.7% pass (66 tests)2010: 79.1% pass (43 tests)2011: 66.7% pass (36 tests)2012: 64.9% pass (37 tests)2013: 60.0% pass (30 tests)20052013

What fails on a FUN 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects vs all bikes
lighting and signalling
162 38 3.0×
brakes
115 27 2.1×
steering and suspension
72 16.9 2.7×
tyres and wheels
35 8.2 1.9×
fuel and exhaust
20 4.7 3.3×
body and structure
10 2.3 2.9×
reg plates and vin
9 2.1 2.2×
Items Not Tested
2 0.5 3.1×
driving controls
1 0.2 0.6×

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects. "vs all bikes" is how often this model's tests record a defect in the group, as a multiple of the all-bike rate.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the FUN 50 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

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 FUN 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (72.0% pass). Weakest: 2001 (70.4%).

70%71%73%2000: 72.0% pass (457 tests)2001: 70.4% pass (179 tests)20002001

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.

HER CHE FUN 50 FAQ

answers computed from the data above · terms in the glossary

Is the HER CHE FUN 50 reliable?

The HER CHE FUN 50 is about average for its class: 72.0% of its 708 MOT tests (2005–2025) passed first time, against a class average of 73.4%. That ranks it #4579 of 5426 models.

What does a FUN 50 fail its MOT on most?

lighting and signalling — 38% of all defects recorded against failed FUN 50 tests.