WANGYE WY 50 QT-16A

50cc Petrol Class 1

#5350 of 5426 overall #2 of 2 WANGYEs #415 of 455 moped bikes

53.9%

first-time pass rate

37.2%

failed outright

7,845

median miles at test

258

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2014

The WY 50 QT-16A's first-time pass rate has risen 2.7 points since 2011, 51.6% to 54.3%.

What fails on a WY 50 QT-16A

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	119	37.3
brakes	77	24.1
steering and suspension	68	21.3
fuel and exhaust	18	5.6
tyres and wheels	14	4.4
body and structure	12	3.8
driving controls	4	1.3
Items Not Tested	3	0.9
suspension	2	0.6
lamps and reflectors	2	0.6

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 WY 50 QT-16A 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 WY 50 QT-16A.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2007 (54.5% pass). Weakest: 2008 (53.1%).

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.