Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022 vs Piaggio Vespa

The Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022 passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio Vespa: 97.6% vs 80.7%, a 16.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	97.6%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	1.6%	12.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+29.0 pts	+5.9 pts
Engine size	n/a	124cc
Median miles at test	17,913	10,023
MOT tests analysed	125	287,482
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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 mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022	Piaggio Vespa
10k-20k miles	100.0%	77.0%
20k-30k miles	94.7%	75.3%

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

NIU NQi GTS CARGO ER 2022 97.6% pass · 125 tests PIAGGIO VESPA 80.7% pass · 287k tests

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