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

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Longjia LJ 50 QT-H vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Longjia LJ 50 QT-H: 65.5% vs 59.0%, a 6.5-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Longjia LJ 50 QT-H Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate 59.0% 65.5%
Outright fail rate 25.9% 27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) -13.7 pts -6.0 pts
Engine size 49cc 49cc
Median miles at test 6,938 9,874
MOT tests analysed 139 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 mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test
Mileage Longjia LJ 50 QT-H Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles 59.6% 71.3%
10k-20k miles 54.5% 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.