SACHS SPEEDFORCE

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5283 of 5426 overall #11 of 11 SACHSs #398 of 455 moped bikes

57.7%

first-time pass rate

30.5%

failed outright

8,912

median miles at test

246

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2013

The SPEEDFORCE's first-time pass rate has risen 7.4 points since 2011, 53.7% to 61.1%.

What fails on a SPEEDFORCE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	99	37.1
brakes	62	23.2
tyres and wheels	45	16.9
steering and suspension	35	13.1
fuel and exhaust	15	5.6
body and structure	4	1.5
Items Not Tested	3	1.1
lamps and reflectors	2	0.7
reg plates and vin	1	0.4
driving controls	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 SPEEDFORCE 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 SPEEDFORCE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (58.2% pass). Weakest: 2008 (55.4%).

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.