Piaggio Zi vs Peugeot Vivacity

The Peugeot Vivacity passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio Zi: 70.4% vs 64.6%, a 5.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Piaggio Zi	Peugeot Vivacity
First-time pass rate	64.6%	70.4%
Outright fail rate	28.9%	21.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-6.4 pts	-0.9 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5035 of 5428	#4699 of 5428
Median miles at test	9,791	11,162
MOT tests analysed	277	29,731
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	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 Zi	Peugeot Vivacity
2006	67.2%	74.7%
2007	64.5%	72.0%
2008	65.1%	72.3%
2009	64.5%	69.7%

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	Piaggio Zi	Peugeot Vivacity
0k-10k miles	74.3%	76.6%
10k-20k miles	51.6%	67.9%
20k-30k miles	58.1%	60.8%

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

PIAGGIO ZI 64.6% pass · 277 tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

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