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

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 3 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
63.5%
first-time pass rate
26.0%
failed outright
7,761
median miles at test
208
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2016

The SPEEDFIGHT 3 50's first-time pass rate has risen 9.2 points since 2013, 61.8% to 71.0%.

47%62%78%2013: 61.8% pass (34 tests)2014: 51.9% pass (52 tests)2015: 72.5% pass (40 tests)2016: 71.0% pass (31 tests)20132016

What fails on a SPEEDFIGHT 3 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
54 43.9
lighting and signalling
33 26.8
steering and suspension
18 14.6
tyres and wheels
5 4.1
lamps and reflectors
4 3.3
fuel and exhaust
3 2.4
structure and attachments
2 1.6
suspension
2 1.6
driving controls
1 0.8
reg plates and vin
1 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 SPEEDFIGHT 3 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 SPEEDFIGHT 3 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (65.5% pass). Weakest: 2010 (65.5%).

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.