Bullit Hero 50 vs Peugeot Vivacity

The Peugeot Vivacity passes its MOT first time more often than the Bullit Hero 50: 70.4% vs 68.3%, a 2.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Bullit Hero 50	Peugeot Vivacity
First-time pass rate	68.3%	70.4%
Outright fail rate	15.5%	21.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-7.9 pts	-0.9 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Median miles at test	4,257	11,162
MOT tests analysed	142	29,731
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Bullit Hero 50	Peugeot Vivacity
2023	76.9%	72.7%
2024	63.6%	74.7%
2025	67.4%	73.2%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

BULLIT HERO 50 68.3% pass · 142 tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.