SYM Jet 50 Basix vs Piaggio NRG

The SYM Jet 50 Basix passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio NRG: 72.6% vs 65.5%, a 7.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	SYM Jet 50 Basix	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	72.6%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	17.5%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+2.2 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#4533 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	13,897	9,874
MOT tests analysed	405	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	SYM Jet 50 Basix	Piaggio NRG
2010	83.8%	63.2%
2011	79.2%	63.9%
2012	78.0%	63.4%
2013	73.9%	64.1%
2014	68.1%	67.4%
2015	73.3%	68.8%
2016	58.8%	68.0%
2017	60.0%	72.0%

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	SYM Jet 50 Basix	Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles	79.8%	71.3%
10k-20k miles	72.5%	60.6%
20k-30k miles	59.5%	55.7%

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

SYM JET 50 BASIX 72.6% pass · 405 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.