HONDA NE50MFF

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4363 of 5426 overall #832 of 921 HONDAs #147 of 455 moped bikes

74.4%

first-time pass rate

18.6%

failed outright

4,755

median miles at test

355

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2008

The NE50MFF's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.5 points since 2006, 67.7% to 62.2%.

What fails on a NE50MFF

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	53	37.3
steering and suspension	29	20.4
brakes	18	12.7
tyres and wheels	18	12.7
fuel and exhaust	10	7
body and structure	7	4.9
reg plates and vin	3	2.1
lamps and reflectors	2	1.4
steering	1	0.7
structure and attachments	1	0.7

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 NE50MFF 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 NE50MFF.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1990 (83.1% pass). Weakest: 1988 (67.3%).

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.