BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LIFAN/LF 50 QGY
Model report · 2005–2025

LIFAN LF 50 QGY

49cc Petrol Class 1
74.2%
first-time pass rate
15.3%
failed outright
852
median miles at test
209
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a LF 50 QGY

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
55 46.6
steering and suspension
27 22.9
brakes
10 8.5
reg plates and vin
9 7.6
lamps and reflectors
6 5.1
drive system
3 2.5
fuel and exhaust
3 2.5
tyres and wheels
2 1.7
body and structure
2 1.7
driving controls
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 LF 50 QGY 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 LF 50 QGY.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (73.8% pass). Weakest: 2005 (73.8%).

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.