SYM SHARK 50

49cc Petrol Class 1

74.2%

first-time pass rate

18.7%

failed outright

12,049

median miles at test

155

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2007

The SHARK 50's first-time pass rate has fallen 11.9 points since 2006, 81.1% to 69.2%.

What fails on a SHARK 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	16	26.7
brakes	13	21.7
steering and suspension	7	11.7
fuel and exhaust	7	11.7
tyres and wheels	6	10
reg plates and vin	5	8.3
lamps and reflectors	2	3.3
body and structure	2	3.3
driving controls	1	1.7
tyres	1	1.7

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 SHARK 50 beats 4 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 SHARK 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (68.3% pass). Weakest: 2000 (68.3%).

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.