Taishan Sport vs Piaggio NRG

The Piaggio NRG passes its MOT first time more often than the Taishan Sport: 65.5% vs 60.6%, a 4.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Taishan Sport	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	60.6%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	32.1%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-17.2 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#5191 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,779	9,874
MOT tests analysed	221	40,458
Most common failure	steering and suspension	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.

TAISHAN SPORT 60.6% pass · 221 tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests

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