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

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR

49cc Petrol Class 1
60.5%
first-time pass rate
30.0%
failed outright
14,336
median miles at test
223
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2015

The SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR's first-time pass rate has risen 14.7 points since 2012, 55.3% to 70.0%.

52%63%74%2012: 55.3% pass (38 tests)2013: 55.8% pass (43 tests)2014: 64.5% pass (31 tests)2015: 70.0% pass (30 tests)20122015

Pass rate by mileage

how the SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR passes first time 76.8% of the time; by 20k that's 48.9%.

43%63%82%0k: 76.8% pass (56 tests)10k: 57.4% pass (115 tests)20k: 48.9% pass (47 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
83 38.4
steering and suspension
47 21.8
brakes
44 20.4
tyres and wheels
21 9.7
fuel and exhaust
11 5.1
body and structure
6 2.8
lamps and reflectors
2 0.9
reg plates and vin
2 0.9

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 50 LR 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 50 LR.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2009 (62.6% pass). Weakest: 2008 (55.8%).

54%59%64%2008: 55.8% pass (52 tests)2009: 62.6% pass (131 tests)20082009

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.