HONDA CITY EXPRESS vs PIAGGIO NRG

The HONDA CITY EXPRESS passes its MOT first time more often than the PIAGGIO NRG — 77.7% vs 65.5%, a 12.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	HONDA CITY EXPRESS	PIAGGIO NRG
First-time pass rate	77.7%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	14.8%	27.4%
Median miles at test	12,620	9,874
MOT tests analysed	14,367	40,458
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.

HONDA CITY EXPRESS 77.7% pass · 14.4k tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests

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