Kymco Cruiser vs Piaggio Vespa

The Piaggio Vespa passes its MOT first time more often than the Kymco Cruiser — 80.7% vs 62.5%, a 18.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Kymco Cruiser	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	62.5%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	25.2%	12.2%
Median miles at test	11,620	10,023
MOT tests analysed	437	287,482
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.

KYMCO CRUISER 62.5% pass · 437 tests PIAGGIO VESPA 80.7% pass · 287k tests

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