Rieju SMX50 vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Rieju SMX50: 65.5% vs 48.1%, a 17.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Rieju SMX50	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	48.1%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	39.6%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-23.9 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5407 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	11,008	9,874
MOT tests analysed	293	40,458
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	Rieju SMX50	Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles	50.8%	71.3%
10k-20k miles	45.7%	60.6%

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

RIEJU SMX50 48.1% pass · 293 tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests

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