LEXMOTO TORNADO 50

50cc Petrol Class 1

#5153 of 5426 overall #42 of 77 LEXMOTOs #364 of 455 moped bikes

61.8%

first-time pass rate

27.1%

failed outright

6,237

median miles at test

225

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2016

The TORNADO 50's first-time pass rate has risen 6.9 points since 2015, 48.9% to 55.8%.

What fails on a TORNADO 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	53	34.6
lamps and reflectors	22	14.4
steering and suspension	22	14.4
brakes	18	11.8
tyres and wheels	17	11.1
suspension	6	3.9
fuel and exhaust	5	3.3
body and structure	4	2.6
structure and attachments	3	2
steering	3	2

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 TORNADO 50 beats 0 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 TORNADO 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (69.5% pass). Weakest: 2011 (53.8%).

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.