BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ PEUGEOT/CITYSTAR
Model report · 2005–2025
80.0%
first-time pass rate
16.7%
failed outright
9,276
median miles at test
390
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2019–2025

The CITYSTAR's first-time pass rate has fallen 8.9 points since 2019, 86.7% to 77.8%.

58%76%94%2019: 86.7% pass (45 tests)2020: 87.7% pass (57 tests)2021: 82.7% pass (75 tests)2022: 86.5% pass (52 tests)2023: 80.4% pass (56 tests)2024: 63.9% pass (36 tests)2025: 77.8% pass (36 tests)20192025

Pass rate by mileage

how the CITYSTAR's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage CITYSTAR passes first time 81.7% of the time; by 20k that's 77.4%.

77%80%83%0k: 81.7% pass (208 tests)10k: 77.7% pass (139 tests)20k: 77.4% pass (31 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a CITYSTAR

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
35 25.7
lamps and reflectors
28 20.6
suspension
24 17.6
tyres
21 15.4
steering
10 7.4
lighting and signalling
7 5.1
structure and attachments
5 3.7
tyres and wheels
4 2.9
Identification of the vehicle
2 1.5

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 CITYSTAR beats 1 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 CITYSTAR.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (90.7% pass). Weakest: 2015 (74.6%).

71%83%94%2015: 74.6% pass (71 tests)2016: 82.8% pass (134 tests)2017: 90.7% pass (54 tests)201520162017

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.