Vespa PK50 vs Peugeot Speedfight

The Vespa PK50 passes its MOT first time more often than the Peugeot Speedfight: 82.6% vs 65.2%, a 17.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Vespa PK50	Peugeot Speedfight
First-time pass rate	82.6%	65.2%
Outright fail rate	9.7%	26.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+5.5 pts	-5.3 pts
Engine size	49cc	49cc
Median miles at test	13,042	13,547
MOT tests analysed	144	83,728
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 mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Vespa PK50	Peugeot Speedfight
0k-10k miles	79.2%	73.1%
10k-20k miles	86.3%	63.3%

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

VESPA PK50 82.6% pass · 144 tests PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests

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