PULSE SCOUT

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5068 of 5426 overall #4 of 8 PULSEs #345 of 455 moped bikes

63.8%

first-time pass rate

26.9%

failed outright

4,620

median miles at test

401

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2016

The SCOUT's first-time pass rate has risen 1.6 points since 2012, 61.7% to 63.3%.

What fails on a SCOUT

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	97	28
steering and suspension	85	24.5
brakes	64	18.4
tyres and wheels	49	14.1
lamps and reflectors	19	5.5
suspension	8	2.3
body and structure	8	2.3
tyres	8	2.3
reg plates and vin	5	1.4
fuel and exhaust	4	1.2

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 SCOUT beats 0 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 SCOUT.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (74.1% pass). Weakest: 2008 (55.6%).

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.