Scomadi TL 125 vs Piaggio Vespa

The Scomadi TL 125 passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio Vespa: 85.7% vs 80.7%, a 5.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Scomadi TL 125	Piaggio Vespa
First-time pass rate	85.7%	80.7%
Outright fail rate	9.1%	12.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+8.9 pts	+5.9 pts
Engine size	125cc	124cc
Rank among all models	#2308 of 5428	#3439 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,846	10,023
MOT tests analysed	463	287,482
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.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Scomadi TL 125	Piaggio Vespa
2021	84.9%	85.8%
2022	86.4%	86.6%
2023	86.1%	86.5%
2024	91.7%	87.2%
2025	78.1%	87.4%

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

SCOMADI TL 125 85.7% pass · 463 tests PIAGGIO VESPA 80.7% pass · 287k tests

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