BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ PEUGEOT/ELYSEO 125
Model report · 2005–2025
69.9%
first-time pass rate
23.6%
failed outright
16,746
median miles at test
432
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The ELYSEO 125's first-time pass rate has fallen 4.2 points since 2006, 72.4% to 68.2%.

58%68%78%2006: 72.4% pass (98 tests)2007: 74.4% pass (90 tests)2008: 61.3% pass (80 tests)2009: 68.2% pass (44 tests)20062009

Pass rate by mileage

how the ELYSEO 125's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 73.4%

A low-mileage ELYSEO 125 passes first time 76.1% of the time; by 30k that's 62.9%.

60%70%79%0k: 76.1% pass (109 tests)10k: 66.7% pass (144 tests)20k: 70.6% pass (119 tests)30k: 62.9% pass (35 tests)0k20k30k

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 ELYSEO 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
106 38.8
brakes
64 23.4
lighting and signalling
47 17.2
tyres and wheels
40 14.7
reg plates and vin
5 1.8
fuel and exhaust
5 1.8
body and structure
3 1.1
Items Not Tested
1 0.4
steering
1 0.4
driving controls
1 0.4

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 ELYSEO 125 beats 0 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 ELYSEO 125.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2000 (73.6% pass). Weakest: 1999 (58.9%).

56%66%77%1999: 58.9% pass (56 tests)2000: 73.6% pass (121 tests)2001: 70.1% pass (137 tests)2002: 71.1% pass (83 tests)199920012002

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.