Peugeot Satelis 125 Premium vs Piaggio Vespa

The Piaggio Vespa passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Satelis 125 Premium: 80.7% vs 75.6%, a 5.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Peugeot Satelis 125 Premium	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	75.6%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	19.1%	12.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.7 pts	+5.9 pts
Engine size	125cc	124cc
Rank among all models	#4233 of 5428	#3439 of 5428
Median miles at test	11,965	10,023
MOT tests analysed	439	287,482
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	Peugeot Satelis 125 Premium	Piaggio Vespa
2010	84.2%	77.5%
2011	70.0%	76.1%
2012	71.4%	76.2%
2013	70.0%	76.4%
2014	78.1%	76.6%
2015	78.0%	78.4%
2016	76.3%	79.2%

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	Peugeot Satelis 125 Premium	Piaggio Vespa
0k-10k miles	77.1%	85.0%
10k-20k miles	74.6%	77.0%
20k-30k miles	74.2%	75.3%
30k-40k miles	77.4%	75.4%

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

PEUGEOT SATELIS 125 PREMIUM 75.6% pass · 439 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.