Peugeot Tweet 125 NP vs Honda PCX 125

The Peugeot Tweet 125 NP passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda PCX 125: 84.4% vs 81.1%, a 3.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Peugeot Tweet 125 NP	Honda PCX 125
First-time pass rate	84.4%	81.1%
Outright fail rate	9.1%	12.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+12.7 pts	+8.2 pts
Engine size	125cc	125cc
Rank among all models	#2639 of 5428	#3358 of 5428
Median miles at test	12,358	16,405
MOT tests analysed	372	88,608
Most common failure	brakes	brakes

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 Tweet 125 NP	Honda PCX 125
2015	83.3%	83.5%
2016	89.4%	82.5%
2017	86.5%	80.5%
2018	75.0%	81.2%
2019	78.7%	79.9%

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 Tweet 125 NP	Honda PCX 125
0k-10k miles	89.9%	88.4%
10k-20k miles	85.7%	79.3%
20k-30k miles	77.8%	78.0%

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

PEUGEOT TWEET 125 NP 84.4% pass · 372 tests HONDA PCX 125 81.1% pass · 88.6k tests

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