Pulse Scout vs Peugeot Speedfight

The Peugeot Speedfight passes its MOT first time more often than the Pulse Scout: 65.2% vs 63.8%, a 1.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Pulse Scout	Peugeot Speedfight
First-time pass rate	63.8%	65.2%
Outright fail rate	26.9%	26.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-11.5 pts	-5.3 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5070 of 5428	#5008 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,620	13,547
MOT tests analysed	401	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 test year

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

Test year	Pulse Scout	Peugeot Speedfight
2012	61.7%	61.2%
2013	63.3%	61.2%
2014	56.6%	61.7%
2015	66.1%	64.4%
2016	63.3%	63.0%

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	Pulse Scout	Peugeot Speedfight
0k-10k miles	64.3%	73.1%
10k-20k miles	55.3%	63.3%

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

PULSE SCOUT 63.8% pass · 401 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.