BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ Scomadi TL 200/vs Lambretta LI150
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Scomadi TL 200 vs Lambretta LI150

The Lambretta LI150 passes its MOT first time more often than the Scomadi TL 200: 88.8% vs 87.8%, a 1.0-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Scomadi TL 200 Lambretta LI150
First-time pass rate 87.8% 88.8%
Outright fail rate 8.3% 5.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted) +6.9 pts +6.4 pts
Engine size 181cc 150cc
Rank among all models #1669 of 5428 #1332 of 5428
Median miles at test 1,635 2,944
MOT tests analysed 336 19,294
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 200 Lambretta LI150
2021 83.3% 94.3%
2022 88.9% 90.0%
2023 89.3% 90.8%
2024 88.3% 95.9%
2025 90.2% 97.1%

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

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