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

MOTORINI XP

50cc Petrol Class 1
66.5%
first-time pass rate
26.4%
failed outright
6,593
median miles at test
337
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2024

The XP's first-time pass rate has fallen 13.1 points since 2020, 71.2% to 58.1%.

54%66%77%2020: 71.2% pass (66 tests)2021: 61.5% pass (65 tests)2022: 73.3% pass (60 tests)2023: 61.1% pass (54 tests)2024: 58.1% pass (31 tests)20202024

What fails on a XP

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
110 43.1
suspension
41 16.1
brakes
36 14.1
steering
30 11.8
structure and attachments
21 8.2
tyres
13 5.1
audible warning (Horn)
3 1.2
Identification of the vehicle
1 0.4

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 XP beats 2 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 XP.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (72.7% pass). Weakest: 2018 (51.8%).

48%62%77%2016: 68.6% pass (86 tests)2017: 72.7% pass (99 tests)2018: 51.8% pass (56 tests)201620172018

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.