Piaggio Vespa GTS 300 Racing Sixties vs Lambretta GP200

The Piaggio Vespa GTS 300 Racing Sixties passes its MOT first time more often than the Lambretta GP200: 95.7% vs 87.8%, a 7.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio Vespa GTS 300 Racing Sixties	Lambretta GP200
First-time pass rate	95.7%	87.8%
Outright fail rate	2.4%	6.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+5.8 pts	+3.8 pts
Engine size	278cc	198cc
Rank among all models	#41 of 5428	#1669 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,987	2,296
MOT tests analysed	253	19,922
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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.

PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 RACING SIXTIES 95.7% pass · 253 tests LAMBRETTA GP200 87.8% pass · 19.9k tests

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