Peugeot Ludix 50 Pro vs Piaggio Zip

The Peugeot Ludix 50 Pro passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio Zip: 85.4% vs 71.3%, a 14.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Peugeot Ludix 50 Pro	Piaggio Zip
First-time pass rate	85.4%	71.3%
Outright fail rate	6.1%	20.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+15.3 pts	-1.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#2385 of 5428	#4631 of 5428
Median miles at test	36,058	8,882
MOT tests analysed	247	78,993
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.

"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 Ludix 50 Pro	Piaggio Zip
2012	92.5%	69.1%
2013	83.3%	69.7%
2014	77.5%	68.8%
2015	81.1%	69.8%
2016	83.9%	71.0%

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 Ludix 50 Pro	Piaggio Zip
20k-30k miles	80.9%	64.4%
30k-40k miles	80.6%	64.5%
40k-50k miles	86.4%	65.4%

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

PEUGEOT LUDIX 50 PRO 85.4% pass · 247 tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests

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