Easy Rider JC50Q7A vs Peugeot Vivacity

The Easy Rider JC50Q7A passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Vivacity: 71.1% vs 70.4%, a 0.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Easy Rider JC50Q7A	Peugeot Vivacity
First-time pass rate	71.1%	70.4%
Outright fail rate	15.7%	21.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-7.8 pts	-0.9 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#4652 of 5428	#4699 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,735	11,162
MOT tests analysed	395	29,731
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	Easy Rider JC50Q7A	Peugeot Vivacity
2008	73.5%	72.3%
2010	62.5%	69.9%
2011	72.1%	67.2%
2012	51.3%	66.2%
2013	70.3%	68.2%

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

EASY RIDER JC50Q7A 71.1% pass · 395 tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

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