SUPERBYKE POWERBAND 50

50cc Petrol Class 1

#5346 of 5426 overall #3 of 7 SUPERBYKEs #414 of 455 moped bikes

54.5%

first-time pass rate

34.1%

failed outright

6,422

median miles at test

255

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2010–2013

The POWERBAND 50's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.1 points since 2010, 53.1% to 50.0%.

What fails on a POWERBAND 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	85	30.8
brakes	62	22.5
steering and suspension	56	20.3
tyres and wheels	45	16.3
body and structure	11	4
fuel and exhaust	10	3.6
driving controls	4	1.4
Items Not Tested	1	0.4
reg plates and vin	1	0.4
tyres	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 POWERBAND 50 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 POWERBAND 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (55.5% pass). Weakest: 2007 (55.5%).

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.