YAMAHA BW SPY

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5194 of 5426 overall #402 of 409 YAMAHAs #372 of 455 moped bikes

60.5%

first-time pass rate

33.4%

failed outright

7,995

median miles at test

314

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The BW SPY's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.5 points since 2006, 59.6% to 57.1%.

What fails on a BW SPY

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	99	32.4
steering and suspension	89	29.1
brakes	56	18.3
tyres and wheels	27	8.8
fuel and exhaust	16	5.2
lamps and reflectors	6	2
body and structure	5	1.6
reg plates and vin	3	1
suspension	3	1
Items Not Tested	2	0.7

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 BW SPY 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 BW SPY.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1998 (61.5% pass). Weakest: 1998 (61.5%).

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.