BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio Xevo 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Xevo 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.8% average, from 2,823 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 86.8%
2012
lowest-passing year · 72.4%
14.4pp
spread across 7 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: 2007 (86.8% of 121 tests). Lowest: 2012 (72.4% of 322). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

70%80%90%2007: 86.8% pass (121 tests)2008: 74.2% pass (563 tests)2009: 75.8% pass (529 tests)2010: 75.9% pass (468 tests)2011: 75.8% pass (475 tests)2012: 72.4% pass (322 tests)2013: 77.4% pass (323 tests)200720102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.8%)
2007 121 86.8% +11.0 pp
2008 563 74.2% -1.6 pp
2009 529 75.8% +0.0 pp
2010 468 75.9% +0.1 pp
2011 475 75.8% +0.0 pp
2012 322 72.4% -3.4 pp
2013 323 77.4% +1.6 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 · 2011–2025
67%77%86%2011: 73.9% pass (88 tests)2012: 70.2% pass (168 tests)2013: 78.0% pass (227 tests)2014: 77.6% pass (295 tests)2015: 78.8% pass (330 tests)2016: 71.0% pass (362 tests)2017: 76.4% pass (314 tests)2018: 77.2% pass (189 tests)2019: 73.2% pass (183 tests)2020: 72.8% pass (147 tests)2021: 78.0% pass (164 tests)2022: 75.6% pass (135 tests)2023: 77.8% pass (99 tests)2024: 82.8% pass (58 tests)2025: 78.0% pass (50 tests)20112025

Questions

Which Xevo 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Xevo 125 overall (75.8%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 72.4% from 322 tests.
Which Xevo 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 86.8% of 121 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Xevo 125 pass rate vary by year?
14.4 percentage points between the highest (2007, 86.8%) and lowest (2012, 72.4%) 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.

Full report: Piaggio Xevo 125 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4212 of 5428 models· other Piaggio models: Vespa, Zip, NRG, PX 125 (vespa), PX 200 E, ET2