BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ YINGANG/YG 48 Q-5
Model report · 2005–2025

YINGANG YG 48 Q-5

50cc Petrol Class 1
62.3%
first-time pass rate
26.4%
failed outright
4,382
median miles at test
220
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2023

The YG 48 Q-5's first-time pass rate has risen 12.9 points since 2021, 60.3% to 73.2%.

51%64%78%2021: 60.3% pass (58 tests)2022: 55.7% pass (61 tests)2023: 73.2% pass (41 tests)20212023

What fails on a YG 48 Q-5

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
structure and attachments
77 31
lamps and reflectors
67 27
brakes
44 17.7
suspension
21 8.5
steering
19 7.7
wheels
5 2
audible warning (Horn)
5 2
tyres
5 2
Identification of the vehicle
5 2

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 YG 48 Q-5 beats 0 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 YG 48 Q-5.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (65.5% pass). Weakest: 2017 (54.0%).

52%60%68%2017: 54.0% pass (50 tests)2018: 65.5% pass (168 tests)20172018

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.