BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ PIAGGIO/MP3 300 LT TOURING
Model report · 2005–2025

PIAGGIO MP3 300 LT TOURING

278cc Petrol Class 2
90.4%
first-time pass rate
5.6%
failed outright
13,290
median miles at test
250
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2015–2017

The MP3 300 LT TOURING's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2015 (89.1% → 89.8%).

88%92%96%2015: 89.1% pass (46 tests)2016: 94.4% pass (54 tests)2017: 89.8% pass (49 tests)20152017

Pass rate by mileage

how the MP3 300 LT TOURING's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage MP3 300 LT TOURING passes first time 96.1% of the time; by 20k that's 89.5%.

81%90%99%0k: 96.1% pass (103 tests)10k: 83.8% pass (74 tests)20k: 89.5% pass (38 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 MP3 300 LT TOURING

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
Other
7 21.2
structure and attachments
6 18.2
brakes
4 12.1
steering and suspension
3 9.1
lamps and reflectors
3 9.1
lighting and signalling
3 9.1
tyres and wheels
3 9.1
tyres
2 6.1
Performance
1 3
fuel and exhaust
1 3

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 MP3 300 LT TOURING beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO PX 200 E, PIAGGIO X9, LAMBRETTA GP200).

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 MP3 300 LT TOURING.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (93.2% pass). Weakest: 2011 (86.6%).

85%90%95%2011: 86.6% pass (67 tests)2012: 93.2% pass (148 tests)20112012

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.