Italjet F 50 LC vs Peugeot Speedfight

The Peugeot Speedfight passes its MOT first time more often than the Italjet F 50 LC: 65.2% vs 64.5%, a 0.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Italjet F 50 LC	Peugeot Speedfight
First-time pass rate	64.5%	65.2%
Outright fail rate	32.3%	26.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-7.3 pts	-5.3 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Median miles at test	9,041	13,547
MOT tests analysed	155	83,728
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 mileage

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

Mileage	Italjet F 50 LC	Peugeot Speedfight
0k-10k miles	69.8%	73.1%
10k-20k miles	54.5%	63.3%

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

ITALJET F 50 LC 64.5% pass · 155 tests PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests

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