BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SYM/JET 4 50 E4
Model report · 2005–2025

SYM JET 4 50 E4

49cc Petrol Class 1
#4065 of 5426 overall #31 of 78 SYMs #106 of 455 moped bikes
77.0%
first-time pass rate
14.5%
failed outright
6,200
median miles at test
422
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025

The JET 4 50 E4's first-time pass rate has risen 12.7 points since 2021, 67.9% to 80.6%.

64%75%85%2021: 67.9% pass (53 tests)2022: 77.8% pass (81 tests)2023: 81.7% pass (104 tests)2024: 73.1% pass (108 tests)2025: 80.6% pass (72 tests)20212025

What fails on a JET 4 50 E4

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
43 32.6
lamps and reflectors
37 28
structure and attachments
19 14.4
suspension
12 9.1
tyres
9 6.8
steering
8 6.1
audible warning (Horn)
3 2.3
Identification of the vehicle
1 0.8

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 JET 4 50 E4 beats 4 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 JET 4 50 E4.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (82.4% pass). Weakest: 2019 (70.5%).

68%76%85%2018: 77.2% pass (180 tests)2019: 70.5% pass (122 tests)2020: 82.4% pass (102 tests)201820192020

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.