TAISHAN COMMUTER

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5308 of 5426 overall #2 of 2 TAISHANs #405 of 455 moped bikes

56.9%

first-time pass rate

33.2%

failed outright

2,046

median miles at test

325

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2010

The COMMUTER's first-time pass rate has fallen 7.6 points since 2006, 53.3% to 45.7%.

What fails on a COMMUTER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
steering and suspension	127	35
lighting and signalling	114	31.4
brakes	97	26.7
body and structure	9	2.5
fuel and exhaust	6	1.7
tyres and wheels	5	1.4
lamps and reflectors	2	0.6
driving controls	2	0.6
reg plates and vin	1	0.3

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 COMMUTER 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 COMMUTER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2003 (68.3% pass). Weakest: 2005 (51.1%).

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.