PIAGGIO FREE

49cc Petrol Class 1

#4274 of 5426 overall #103 of 136 PIAGGIOs #136 of 455 moped bikes

75.2%

first-time pass rate

16.2%

failed outright

9,478

median miles at test

431

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FREE's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.9 points since 2006, 76.2% to 74.3%.

What fails on a FREE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	70	40.7
steering and suspension	38	22.1
brakes	28	16.3
tyres and wheels	25	14.5
fuel and exhaust	5	2.9
tyres	2	1.2
reg plates and vin	1	0.6
body and structure	1	0.6
lamps and reflectors	1	0.6
Items Not Tested	1	0.6

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 FREE beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

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 FREE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1994 (83.3% pass). Weakest: 1997 (66.2%).

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.