PGO PMX50

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4748 of 5426 overall #7 of 8 PGOs #248 of 455 moped bikes

69.8%

first-time pass rate

22.4%

failed outright

9,161

median miles at test

437

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2012

The PMX50's first-time pass rate has fallen 4.6 points since 2006, 69.3% to 64.7%.

What fails on a PMX50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	97	37.5
brakes	61	23.6
steering and suspension	58	22.4
fuel and exhaust	16	6.2
tyres and wheels	13	5
reg plates and vin	4	1.5
body and structure	4	1.5
suspension	3	1.2
lamps and reflectors	2	0.8
steering	1	0.4

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 PMX50 beats 2 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 PMX50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1999 (73.1% pass). Weakest: 2000 (58.0%).

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.