Kymco Vitality vs Peugeot Vivacity

The Kymco Vitality passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Vivacity: 76.5% vs 70.4%, a 6.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Kymco Vitality	Peugeot Vivacity
First-time pass rate	76.5%	70.4%
Outright fail rate	13.7%	21.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+5.4 pts	-0.9 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#4125 of 5428	#4699 of 5428
Median miles at test	11,261	11,162
MOT tests analysed	468	29,731
Most common failure	brakes	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	Kymco Vitality	Peugeot Vivacity
2009	91.2%	69.7%
2010	75.0%	69.9%
2011	71.2%	67.2%
2012	74.5%	66.2%
2013	68.1%	68.2%
2014	76.9%	66.3%
2015	74.3%	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	Kymco Vitality	Peugeot Vivacity
0k-10k miles	82.6%	76.6%
10k-20k miles	76.4%	67.9%
20k-30k miles	69.9%	60.8%

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

KYMCO VITALITY 76.5% pass · 468 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.