Piaggio MP3250IE vs Honda Forza 300/350

The Piaggio MP3250IE passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda Forza 300/350: 96.5% vs 89.6%, a 6.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio MP3250IE	Honda Forza 300/350
First-time pass rate	96.5%	89.6%
Outright fail rate	3.5%	7.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+13.9 pts	+2.6 pts
Engine size	244cc	279cc
Median miles at test	41,703	9,648
MOT tests analysed	170	10,821
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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.

PIAGGIO MP3250IE 96.5% pass · 170 tests HONDA Forza 300/350 89.6% pass · 10.8k tests

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