BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ WK BIKES/SCRAMBLER 50
Model report · 2005–2025

WK BIKES SCRAMBLER 50

49cc Petrol Class 1
68.1%
first-time pass rate
16.7%
failed outright
3,402
median miles at test
72
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a SCRAMBLER 50

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
9 39.1
structure and attachments
7 30.4
steering
3 13
Identification of the vehicle
1 4.3
suspension
1 4.3
tyres
1 4.3
wheels
1 4.3

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 SCRAMBLER 50 beats 2 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 SCRAMBLER 50.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2022 (73.6% pass). Weakest: 2022 (73.6%).

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.