BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ PEUGEOT/SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E
Model report · 2005–2025

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E

49cc Petrol Class 1
70.4%
first-time pass rate
20.7%
failed outright
6,654
median miles at test
203
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2017

The SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E's first-time pass rate has risen 4.0 points since 2014, 71.0% to 75.0%.

61%69%78%2014: 71.0% pass (31 tests)2015: 63.6% pass (55 tests)2016: 70.2% pass (47 tests)2017: 75.0% pass (36 tests)20142017

What fails on a SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
39 37.1
brakes
30 28.6
steering and suspension
18 17.1
tyres and wheels
7 6.7
body and structure
3 2.9
steering
2 1.9
lamps and reflectors
2 1.9
fuel and exhaust
2 1.9
reg plates and vin
1 1
structure and attachments
1 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 SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E 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 SPEEDFIGHT 3 50 E.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (72.4% pass). Weakest: 2012 (68.4%).

68%70%73%2011: 72.4% pass (105 tests)2012: 68.4% pass (98 tests)20112012

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.