Piaggio Vespa GTS Super 300 Racing 60 vs Lambretta GP200

The Piaggio Vespa GTS Super 300 Racing 60 passes its MOT first time more often than the Lambretta GP200: 97.1% vs 87.8%, a 9.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio Vespa GTS Super 300 Racing 60	Lambretta GP200
First-time pass rate	97.1%	87.8%
Outright fail rate	2.2%	6.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+7.5 pts	+3.8 pts
Engine size	278cc	198cc
Median miles at test	2,984	2,296
MOT tests analysed	136	19,922
Most common failure	tyres	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	Piaggio Vespa GTS Super 300 Racing 60	Lambretta GP200
2023	97.3%	91.9%
2024	97.3%	91.9%
2025	96.8%	92.9%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

PIAGGIO VESPA GTS SUPER 300 RACING 60 97.1% pass · 136 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.