HONDA NC50

49cc Petrol Class 1

#3787 of 5426 overall #694 of 921 HONDAs #88 of 455 moped bikes

78.9%

first-time pass rate

14.0%

failed outright

3,671

median miles at test

492

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2014

The NC50's first-time pass rate has risen 4.1 points since 2006, 73.7% to 77.8%.

What fails on a NC50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	73	36.9
brakes	38	19.2
tyres and wheels	30	15.2
steering and suspension	23	11.6
lamps and reflectors	16	8.1
fuel and exhaust	11	5.6
reg plates and vin	3	1.5
body and structure	2	1
wheels	1	0.5
audible warning (Horn)	1	0.5

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 NC50 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 NC50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1980 (85.6% pass). Weakest: 1981 (72.1%).

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.