BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LEXMOTO/NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N
Model report · 2005–2025

LEXMOTO NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N

49cc Petrol Class 1
74.0%
first-time pass rate
22.6%
failed outright
5,282
median miles at test
470
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2022 (77.8% → 78.8%).

65%73%82%2022: 77.8% pass (90 tests)2023: 72.1% pass (154 tests)2024: 67.9% pass (112 tests)2025: 78.8% pass (99 tests)20222025

What fails on a NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
suspension
65 31.4
lamps and reflectors
38 18.4
steering
36 17.4
brakes
28 13.5
tyres
17 8.2
audible warning (Horn)
10 4.8
structure and attachments
8 3.9
Identification of the vehicle
5 2.4

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 NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

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 NANO 50 LJ 50 QT-N.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (80.4% pass). Weakest: 2020 (71.1%).

69%76%82%2018: 80.4% pass (56 tests)2019: 74.0% pass (262 tests)2020: 71.1% pass (149 tests)201820192020

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.