Vespa (douglas) Sprint vs Honda Vision 110

The Vespa (douglas) Sprint passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda Vision 110: 80.0% vs 78.1%, a 1.9-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Vespa (douglas) Sprint	Honda Vision 110
First-time pass rate	80.0%	78.1%
Outright fail rate	11.8%	12.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-8.2 pts	+6.4 pts
Engine size	125cc	108cc
Rank among all models	#3578 of 5428	#3895 of 5428
Median miles at test	4,654	20,370
MOT tests analysed	424	50,874
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lamps and reflectors

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	Vespa (douglas) Sprint	Honda Vision 110
2014	78.8%	84.7%
2015	77.8%	83.7%
2017	90.3%	80.8%

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	Vespa (douglas) Sprint	Honda Vision 110
0k-10k miles	78.5%	88.0%
10k-20k miles	83.7%	78.1%
20k-30k miles	84.7%	75.1%

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

VESPA (DOUGLAS) SPRINT 80.0% pass · 424 tests HONDA Vision 110 78.1% pass · 50.9k tests

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