Starway CL50 QT vs Piaggio NRG

The Starway CL50 QT passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio NRG: 67.4% vs 65.5%, a 1.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Starway CL50 QT	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	67.4%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	20.9%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-10.3 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#4889 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,678	9,874
MOT tests analysed	230	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 test year

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

Test year	Starway CL50 QT	Piaggio NRG
2006	76.5%	64.7%
2007	67.6%	63.9%
2008	58.1%	65.2%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

STARWAY CL50 QT 67.4% pass · 230 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.