Piaggio MOT pass rates and common failures
Piaggio motorcycles pass the MOT 85.93% of the time across 31,885 tests. 0.9 points below the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.
Pass rate
85.93%
27,399 of 31,885 passed
Models with a page
22
min. 200 tests each
Fixed at the station
4.9%
passed after an on-the-spot repair
Average mileage at test
12,264
miles on the clock
In stock now
7
Piaggio bikes for sale
Every Piaggio model
Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VESPA 79-210cc · 79-210cc | 8,363 | 85.42% | 11,710 | |
| VESPA GTS · 240-300cc | 4,305 | 92.15% | 9,875 | |
| VESPA 49cc · 48-50cc | 1,852 | 84.23% | 9,941 | |
| LIBERTY 125 · 124cc | 1,607 | 76.73% | 23,623 | |
| ZIP · 51cc | 1,179 | 76.34% | 9,489 | |
| PX 125 (VESPA) · 125cc | 1,172 | 85.67% | 12,753 | |
| VESPA GTS 300 SUPER · 277cc | 914 | 93.76% | 12,292 | |
| PX 200 E · 193cc | 897 | 90.64% | 14,883 | |
| T5 · 124cc | 765 | 88.76% | 14,507 | |
| FLY · 106cc | 608 | 81.09% | 16,050 | |
| PX 125 · 124cc | 567 | 85.19% | 12,871 | |
| MEDLEY · 125cc | 361 | 83.38% | 17,993 | |
| VESPA PRIMAVERA 125 · 124cc | 342 | 93.57% | 3,890 | |
| ET2 · 50cc | 297 | 77.44% | 10,591 | |
| TYPHOON 50 · 49cc | 295 | 77.63% | 9,129 | |
| MEDLEY 125 · 125cc | 291 | 86.6% | 14,211 | |
| VESPA GTS 300 SUPERSPORT · 277cc | 271 | 97.79% | 4,975 | |
| VESPA LX 125 · 124cc | 257 | 75.88% | 15,875 | |
| NRG · 49cc | 255 | 77.65% | 10,201 | |
| VESPA LX 50 · 49cc | 243 | 84.77% | 11,570 | |
| LIBERTY · 56cc | 241 | 84.65% | 10,397 | |
| TYPHOON 125 · 124cc | 221 | 77.83% | 12,509 |
Why Piaggio motorcycles fail the MOT
Share of failed Piaggio tests where this item was recorded.
| # | Item | Of failures | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not working | 29.9% | 874 | |
| 2 | Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm | 16.3% | 476 | |
| 3 | Not working on dipped beam | 12.6% | 368 | |
| 4 | Too high | 4.8% | 141 | |
| 5 | Too low | 4.7% | 137 | |
| 6 | Missing | 4.4% | 130 | |
| 7 | Not working on main beam | 4.4% | 130 | |
| 8 | Inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 4.1% | 119 |
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Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method