BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

LAMBRETTA 150LIS

150cc Petrol Class 1
87.4%
first-time pass rate
8.6%
failed outright
4,261
median miles at test
198
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a 150LIS

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
15 39.5
brakes
12 31.6
reg plates and vin
3 7.9
body and structure
2 5.3
fuel and exhaust
2 5.3
steering and suspension
2 5.3
tyres and wheels
1 2.6
lamps and reflectors
1 2.6

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the 150LIS beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO VESPA, HONDA PCX 125, HONDA Vision 110).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the 150LIS.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 1965 (88.5% pass). Weakest: 1966 (86.5%).

86%88%89%1964: 87.7% pass (57 tests)1965: 88.5% pass (61 tests)1966: 86.5% pass (52 tests)196419651966

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.