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

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR ULTIMATE

49cc Petrol Class 1
52.9%
first-time pass rate
32.3%
failed outright
14,378
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 ULTIMATE's first-time pass rate has fallen 8.7 points since 2012, 53.1% to 44.4%.

39%55%71%2012: 53.1% pass (32 tests)2013: 65.9% pass (41 tests)2014: 60.0% pass (40 tests)2015: 44.4% pass (36 tests)20122015

Pass rate by mileage

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

A low-mileage SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR ULTIMATE passes first time 58.6% of the time; by 20k that's 61.1%.

46%55%64%0k: 58.6% pass (58 tests)10k: 48.7% pass (119 tests)20k: 61.1% pass (36 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 ULTIMATE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
81 36.3
brakes
56 25.1
steering and suspension
26 11.7
tyres and wheels
21 9.4
lamps and reflectors
16 7.2
fuel and exhaust
8 3.6
body and structure
4 1.8
structure and attachments
4 1.8
driving controls
4 1.8
reg plates and vin
3 1.3

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 ULTIMATE 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 ULTIMATE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2009 (53.1% pass). Weakest: 2009 (53.1%).

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.