YAMAHA EW50 (SLIDER)

49cc Petrol Class 1

#5052 of 5426 overall #394 of 409 YAMAHAs #339 of 455 moped bikes

64.1%

first-time pass rate

26.0%

failed outright

7,426

median miles at test

304

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2008

The EW50 (SLIDER)'s first-time pass rate has risen 4.4 points since 2006, 55.6% to 60.0%.

What fails on a EW50 (SLIDER)

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	139	54.1
steering and suspension	53	20.6
brakes	35	13.6
fuel and exhaust	15	5.8
tyres and wheels	7	2.7
reg plates and vin	3	1.2
body and structure	3	1.2
steering	1	0.4
Items Not Tested	1	0.4

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 EW50 (SLIDER) 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 EW50 (SLIDER).

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (69.2% pass). Weakest: 2002 (62.2%).

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.