Lexmoto Arrow 125 vs Piaggio Vespa

The Piaggio Vespa passes its MOT first time more often than the Lexmoto Arrow 125 — 80.7% vs 57.3%, a 23.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Lexmoto Arrow 125	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	57.3%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	29.1%	12.2%
Median miles at test	8,440	10,023
MOT tests analysed	1,290	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.

LEXMOTO ARROW 125 57.3% pass · 1,290 tests PIAGGIO VESPA 80.7% pass · 287k tests

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