HONDA SA50-J

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4554 of 5426 overall #862 of 921 HONDAs #190 of 455 moped bikes

72.3%

first-time pass rate

20.6%

failed outright

4,618

median miles at test

325

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The SA50-J's first-time pass rate has fallen 18.3 points since 2006, 81.5% to 63.2%.

What fails on a SA50-J

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	54	32.3
brakes	32	19.2
steering and suspension	30	18
body and structure	19	11.4
tyres and wheels	14	8.4
fuel and exhaust	9	5.4
wheels	3	1.8
reg plates and vin	3	1.8
lamps and reflectors	2	1.2
driving controls	1	0.6

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 SA50-J 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 SA50-J.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1990 (76.5% pass). Weakest: 1991 (65.4%).

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.