Keeway Flash 50 vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Keeway Flash 50 — 65.5% vs 57.2%, a 8.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Keeway Flash 50	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	57.2%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	32.3%	27.4%
Median miles at test	7,204	9,874
MOT tests analysed	257	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.

KEEWAY FLASH 50 57.2% pass · 257 tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests

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