PEUGEOT KISBEE 50 X

49cc Petrol Class 1

75.0%

first-time pass rate

17.4%

failed outright

8,612

median miles at test

172

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2017

The KISBEE 50 X's first-time pass rate has risen 6.1 points since 2015, 78.7% to 84.8%.

What fails on a KISBEE 50 X

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	17	26.2
brakes	11	16.9
lamps and reflectors	10	15.4
body and structure	7	10.8
steering and suspension	7	10.8
tyres and wheels	5	7.7
structure and attachments	4	6.2
steering	2	3.1
fuel and exhaust	2	3.1

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 KISBEE 50 X beats 4 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 KISBEE 50 X.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (79.7% pass). Weakest: 2012 (72.5%).

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.