HONDA NS

50cc Petrol Class 1

#2984 of 5426 overall #486 of 921 HONDAs #52 of 455 moped bikes

82.9%

first-time pass rate

12.4%

failed outright

6,646

median miles at test

258

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2022

The NS's first-time pass rate has fallen 13.0 points since 2021, 96.8% to 83.8%.

What fails on a NS

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
brakes	24	27.6
lighting and signalling	19	21.8
steering and suspension	16	18.4
lamps and reflectors	14	16.1
body and structure	4	4.6
tyres and wheels	3	3.4
audible warning (Horn)	2	2.3
reg plates and vin	2	2.3
drive system	2	2.3
steering	1	1.1

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 NS 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 NS.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1984 (80.3% pass). Weakest: 1984 (80.3%).

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.