BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/TS 50 ERKX
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI TS 50 ERKX

49cc Petrol Class 1
58.0%
first-time pass rate
28.6%
failed outright
15,218
median miles at test
440
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The TS 50 ERKX's first-time pass rate has fallen 26.7 points since 2006, 67.3% to 40.6%.

34%54%74%2006: 67.3% pass (98 tests)2007: 48.6% pass (74 tests)2008: 59.6% pass (47 tests)2009: 40.6% pass (32 tests)20062009

Pass rate by mileage

how the TS 50 ERKX's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage TS 50 ERKX passes first time 67.3% of the time; by 20k that's 50.5%.

47%59%71%0k: 67.3% pass (113 tests)10k: 54.9% pass (215 tests)20k: 50.5% pass (97 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 TS 50 ERKX

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
181 33.2
steering and suspension
149 27.3
brakes
71 13
drive system
47 8.6
tyres and wheels
31 5.7
fuel and exhaust
24 4.4
lamps and reflectors
17 3.1
driving controls
10 1.8
reg plates and vin
9 1.6
body and structure
7 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 TS 50 ERKX 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 TS 50 ERKX.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (61.1% pass). Weakest: 1999 (46.0%).

43%54%64%1998: 53.3% pass (135 tests)1999: 46.0% pass (63 tests)2000: 61.1% pass (72 tests)2001: 55.9% pass (59 tests)199820002001

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.