BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
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Model report · 2005–2025

MOTORINI MISANO 50

50cc Petrol Class 1
61.1%
first-time pass rate
32.7%
failed outright
4,768
median miles at test
303
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The MISANO 50's first-time pass rate has risen 11.1 points since 2023, 53.8% to 64.9%.

51%59%68%2023: 53.8% pass (52 tests)2024: 58.6% pass (111 tests)2025: 64.9% pass (134 tests)20232025

What fails on a MISANO 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
78 31
suspension
70 27.8
brakes
42 16.7
steering
23 9.1
structure and attachments
20 7.9
tyres
12 4.8
audible warning (Horn)
5 2
wheels
2 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 MISANO 50 beats 0 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 MISANO 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (61.2% pass). Weakest: 2021 (59.4%).

59%60%62%2020: 61.2% pass (121 tests)2021: 59.4% pass (128 tests)20202021

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.