BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ ZNEN/ZN 50 QT-K
Model report · 2005–2025

ZNEN ZN 50 QT-K

49cc Petrol Class 1
60.3%
first-time pass rate
25.3%
failed outright
3,474
median miles at test
146
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2016

The ZN 50 QT-K's first-time pass rate has risen 14.2 points since 2015, 47.1% to 61.3%.

44%54%65%2015: 47.1% pass (34 tests)2016: 61.3% pass (31 tests)20152016

What fails on a ZN 50 QT-K

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
23 21.7
brakes
22 20.8
lighting and signalling
22 20.8
lamps and reflectors
16 15.1
tyres and wheels
12 11.3
suspension
4 3.8
fuel and exhaust
3 2.8
steering
2 1.9
reg plates and vin
1 0.9
driving controls
1 0.9

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 ZN 50 QT-K 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 ZN 50 QT-K.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (62.3% pass). Weakest: 2012 (62.3%).

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.