Malaguti F-15 Firefox vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Malaguti F-15 Firefox: 65.5% vs 64.3%, a 1.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Malaguti F-15 Firefox	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	64.3%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	29.3%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-8.8 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5044 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	6,905	9,874
MOT tests analysed	423	40,458
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	Malaguti F-15 Firefox	Piaggio NRG
2005	72.7%	66.2%
2006	66.3%	64.7%
2007	54.3%	63.9%
2008	51.0%	65.2%
2009	66.7%	62.2%

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	Malaguti F-15 Firefox	Piaggio NRG
0k-10k miles	69.3%	71.3%
10k-20k miles	58.6%	60.6%
20k-30k miles	50.0%	55.7%

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

MALAGUTI F-15 FIREFOX 64.3% pass · 423 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.