YAMAHA NEOS

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4336 of 5426 overall #326 of 409 YAMAHAs #144 of 455 moped bikes

74.7%

first-time pass rate

16.5%

failed outright

7,823

median miles at test

411

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2015

The NEOS's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.5 points since 2006, 78.6% to 77.1%.

What fails on a NEOS

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	64	40.3
steering and suspension	29	18.2
brakes	26	16.4
fuel and exhaust	12	7.5
tyres and wheels	10	6.3
lamps and reflectors	7	4.4
tyres	4	2.5
body and structure	3	1.9
suspension	3	1.9
reg plates and vin	1	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 NEOS beats 4 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 NEOS.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (77.6% pass). Weakest: 2001 (71.6%).

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.