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Model report · 2005–2025

PEUGEOT JET FORCE 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
72.0%
first-time pass rate
20.9%
failed outright
6,999
median miles at test
321
MOT tests, 2005–2025
-1.5pp
vs expected · age & mileage

The pass rate is the MOT first-time pass: a roadworthiness check of the items an MOT covers (brakes, lights, tyres, steering, structure, emissions), not a full mechanical inspection of engine or gearbox internals. It is a reliability signal, not a complete measure of mechanical reliability. What this measures.

“vs expected” adjusts for age, mileage and test class, so a cherished classic and a hard-used commuter are compared fairly. How this works.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The JET FORCE 50's first-time pass rate has fallen 18.0 points since 2006, 87.2% to 69.2%.

65%78%92%2006: 87.2% pass (47 tests)2007: 75.0% pass (56 tests)2008: 69.6% pass (79 tests)2009: 69.2% pass (39 tests)20062009

What fails on a JET FORCE 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
57 32.4
lighting and signalling
46 26.1
steering and suspension
39 22.2
tyres and wheels
15 8.5
body and structure
6 3.4
fuel and exhaust
5 2.8
reg plates and vin
3 1.7
driving controls
2 1.1
suspension
2 1.1
drive system
1 0.6

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 JET FORCE 50 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 JET FORCE 50.

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Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (78.7% pass). Weakest: 2004 (65.8%).

63%72%81%2003: 71.7% pass (138 tests)2004: 65.8% pass (76 tests)2005: 78.7% pass (75 tests)200320042005

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.

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