Direct Bikes DB50QT-11 vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Direct Bikes DB50QT-11: 65.5% vs 63.7%, a 1.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Direct Bikes DB50QT-11	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	63.7%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	26.9%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-11.9 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5075 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,298	9,874
MOT tests analysed	498	40,458
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Direct Bikes DB50QT-11	Piaggio NRG
2013	54.8%	64.1%
2014	63.4%	67.4%
2015	59.3%	68.8%
2016	58.3%	68.0%
2017	59.6%	72.0%
2019	65.6%	68.0%
2021	67.7%	72.9%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Direct Bikes DB50QT-11	Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles	64.3%	71.3%
10k-20k miles	57.7%	60.6%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

DIRECT BIKES DB50QT-11 63.7% pass · 498 tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.