MALAGUTI DRAKON

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5271 of 5426 overall #7 of 7 MALAGUTIs #395 of 455 moped bikes

58.1%

first-time pass rate

31.9%

failed outright

4,990

median miles at test

332

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2014

The DRAKON's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.9 points since 2009, 52.6% to 46.7%.

What fails on a DRAKON

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	146	32.2
steering and suspension	94	20.8
brakes	88	19.4
drive system	40	8.8
body and structure	26	5.7
tyres and wheels	15	3.3
fuel and exhaust	12	2.6
lamps and reflectors	11	2.4
structure and attachments	11	2.4
driving controls	10	2.2

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 DRAKON 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 DRAKON.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (62.1% pass). Weakest: 2007 (52.6%).

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.