HONDA VISION X

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4195 of 5426 overall #798 of 921 HONDAs #124 of 455 moped bikes

75.9%

first-time pass rate

15.6%

failed outright

4,912

median miles at test

307

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2010

The VISION X's first-time pass rate has fallen 12.6 points since 2006, 81.4% to 68.8%.

What fails on a VISION X

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	41	33.1
steering and suspension	24	19.4
brakes	20	16.1
tyres and wheels	16	12.9
fuel and exhaust	11	8.9
reg plates and vin	6	4.8
body and structure	5	4
Items Not Tested	1	0.8

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 VISION X 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 VISION X.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1987 (77.5% pass). Weakest: 1986 (71.0%).

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.