Peugeot Speedfight 50 LR Ultimate vs Piaggio Zip

The Piaggio Zip passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Speedfight 50 LR Ultimate: 71.3% vs 52.9%, a 18.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Peugeot Speedfight 50 LR Ultimate	Piaggio Zip
First-time pass rate	52.9%	71.3%
Outright fail rate	32.3%	20.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-16.8 pts	-1.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5364 of 5428	#4631 of 5428
Median miles at test	14,378	8,882
MOT tests analysed	223	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 Speedfight 50 LR Ultimate	Piaggio Zip
2012	53.1%	69.1%
2013	65.9%	69.7%
2014	60.0%	68.8%
2015	44.4%	69.8%

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 Speedfight 50 LR Ultimate	Piaggio Zip
0k-10k miles	58.6%	75.2%
10k-20k miles	48.7%	66.7%
20k-30k miles	61.1%	64.4%

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

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 50 LR ULTIMATE 52.9% pass · 223 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.