Generic Ideo vs Peugeot Vivacity

The Generic Ideo passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Vivacity: 73.9% vs 70.4%, a 3.5-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Generic Ideo	Peugeot Vivacity
First-time pass rate	73.9%	70.4%
Outright fail rate	15.9%	21.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+0.6 pts	-0.9 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#4407 of 5428	#4699 of 5428
Median miles at test	6,504	11,162
MOT tests analysed	264	29,731
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	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	Generic Ideo	Peugeot Vivacity
2012	78.9%	66.2%
2013	76.2%	68.2%
2014	72.5%	66.3%
2015	80.0%	68.7%

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

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Generic Ideo	Peugeot Vivacity
0k-10k miles	74.7%	76.6%
10k-20k miles	73.8%	67.9%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

GENERIC IDEO 73.9% pass · 264 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.