Peugeot Elyseo 125 vs Piaggio Vespa

The Piaggio Vespa passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Elyseo 125: 80.7% vs 69.9%, a 10.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Peugeot Elyseo 125	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	69.9%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	23.6%	12.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+0.7 pts	+5.9 pts
Engine size	125cc	124cc
Rank among all models	#4743 of 5428	#3439 of 5428
Median miles at test	16,746	10,023
MOT tests analysed	432	287,482
Most common failure	steering and suspension	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	Peugeot Elyseo 125	Piaggio Vespa
2006	72.4%	78.9%
2007	74.4%	77.8%
2008	61.3%	76.1%
2009	68.2%	76.6%

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	Peugeot Elyseo 125	Piaggio Vespa
0k-10k miles	76.1%	85.0%
10k-20k miles	66.7%	77.0%
20k-30k miles	70.6%	75.3%
30k-40k miles	62.9%	75.4%

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

PEUGEOT ELYSEO 125 69.9% pass · 432 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.