Gilera GSM 50 vs Piaggio Zip

The Piaggio Zip passes its MOT first time more often than the Gilera GSM 50: 71.3% vs 53.9%, a 17.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Gilera GSM 50	Piaggio Zip
First-time pass rate	53.9%	71.3%
Outright fail rate	33.5%	20.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-17.7 pts	-1.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Median miles at test	9,938	8,882
MOT tests analysed	191	78,993
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	Gilera GSM 50	Piaggio Zip
2006	42.0%	73.7%
2007	67.6%	71.0%
2008	42.4%	72.4%

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	Gilera GSM 50	Piaggio Zip
0k-10k miles	58.8%	75.2%
10k-20k miles	49.4%	66.7%

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

GILERA GSM 50 53.9% pass · 191 tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests

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