Tomos Classic vs Piaggio NRG

The Tomos Classic passes its MOT first time more often than the Piaggio NRG: 83.9% vs 65.5%, a 18.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Tomos Classic	Piaggio NRG
First-time pass rate	83.9%	65.5%
Outright fail rate	6.2%	27.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.5 pts	-6.0 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Rank among all models	#2767 of 5428	#4992 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,330	9,874
MOT tests analysed	274	40,458
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	Tomos Classic	Piaggio NRG
2018	80.0%	69.2%
2019	87.5%	68.0%
2020	89.2%	71.8%
2021	78.4%	72.9%
2022	79.5%	74.8%

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

TOMOS CLASSIC 83.9% pass · 274 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.