BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio Vespa GTS 300: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vespa GTS 300 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.2% average, from 510 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 92.8%
2009
lowest-passing year · 79.5%
13.3pp
spread across 5 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2012 (92.8% of 69 tests). Lowest: 2009 (79.5% of 88). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

77%86%95%2008: 89.5% pass (76 tests)2009: 79.5% pass (88 tests)2010: 90.3% pass (93 tests)2011: 91.4% pass (81 tests)2012: 92.8% pass (69 tests)200820102012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.2%)
2008 76 89.5% +1.3 pp
2009 88 79.5% -8.7 pp
2010 93 90.3% +2.1 pp
2011 81 91.4% +3.2 pp
2012 69 92.8% +4.6 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2024
78%89%100%2014: 95.3% pass (43 tests)2015: 86.0% pass (50 tests)2016: 81.8% pass (44 tests)2017: 83.9% pass (56 tests)2018: 89.2% pass (37 tests)2019: 84.2% pass (38 tests)2020: 96.7% pass (30 tests)2021: 91.4% pass (35 tests)2022: 88.6% pass (35 tests)2023: 91.4% pass (35 tests)2024: 90.3% pass (31 tests)20142024

Questions

Which Vespa GTS 300 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Vespa GTS 300 overall (88.2%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 79.5% from 88 tests.
Which Vespa GTS 300 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 92.8% of 69 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2011, 2012.
How much does the Vespa GTS 300 pass rate vary by year?
13.3 percentage points between the highest (2012, 92.8%) and lowest (2009, 79.5%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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