BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Longjia LJ 50 QT-F vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Longjia LJ 50 QT-F: 65.5% vs 59.1%, a 6.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Longjia LJ 50 QT-F Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate 59.1% 65.5%
Outright fail rate 28.8% 27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -14.9 pts -6.0 pts
Engine size 49cc 49cc
Rank among all models #5244 of 5428 #4992 of 5428
Median miles at test 5,894 9,874
MOT tests analysed 257 40,458
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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 Longjia LJ 50 QT-F Piaggio NRG
2010 50.0% 63.2%
2011 53.2% 63.9%
2015 59.5% 68.8%

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 Longjia LJ 50 QT-F Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles 60.3% 71.3%
10k-20k miles 56.8% 60.6%

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

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