Piaggio Vespa GTS 125 Super Ie vs Yamaha Nmax 125

The Piaggio Vespa GTS 125 Super Ie passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha Nmax 125 — 85.6% vs 82.2%, a 3.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio Vespa GTS 125 Super Ie	Yamaha Nmax 125
First-time pass rate	85.6%	82.2%
Outright fail rate	8.0%	11.4%
Median miles at test	14,062	30,236
MOT tests analysed	2,098	33,779
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	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.

PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 125 SUPER IE 85.6% pass · 2,098 tests YAMAHA NMAX 125 82.2% pass · 33.8k tests

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