The most reliable scooters

Q: Which scooters are most reliable?

Scooters ranked by first-time MOT pass rate. Top of the list: PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 SUPER ABS.

Which scooters are most reliable?

VESPA GTS 300 SUPER ABS

tops the list, PIAGGIO

96.5%

pass rate

Full ranking

50 models · min 150 tests · Pass rate

#	Bike	Pass rate %	Pass %	Tests
1	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 SUPER ABS	96.5	96.5	492
2	PIAGGIO MP3250IE	96.5	96.5	170
3	YAMAHA TMAX TECH MAX (XP560D)	96.2	96.2	186
4	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 SUPERSPORT ABS	96.0	96.0	500
5	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 RACING SIXTIES	95.7	95.7	253
6	YAMAHA XP 530 D-A TMAX DX	95.0	95.0	861
7	VICTORY VISION TOUR	94.8	94.8	173
8	LAMBRETTA 225	94.8	94.8	155
9	LAMBRETTA LI 225	94.4	94.4	215
10	LAMBRETTA LI150 SERIES 2	94.2	94.2	240
11	SYM HD 200 EVO	94.0	94.0	217
12	PIAGGIO GS	93.7	93.7	158
13	LAMBRETTA 175	93.2	93.2	192
14	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 ABS	93.0	93.0	244
15	LAMBRETTA LI175	93.0	93.0	201
16	PEUGEOT METROPOLIS	93.0	93.0	186
17	ARIEL LEADER	92.8	92.8	1,122
18	VESPA (DOUGLAS) SS180	92.7	92.7	287
19	ROYAL ALLOY GP 300 LC E5	92.7	92.7	246
20	ROYAL ALLOY GP 300 S	92.4	92.4	799
21	PIAGGIO MP3 300	92.4	92.4	171
22	LAMBRETTA VEGA	92.3	92.3	221
23	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 125 SUPER	92.2	92.2	232
24	VESPA (DOUGLAS) 200 RALLY	92.2	92.2	219
25	VESPA (DOUGLAS) RALLY 200	92.0	92.0	361
26	LAMBRETTA LI SPECIAL	92.0	92.0	314
27	PIAGGIO GS160	91.7	91.7	204
28	SYM LA15W JOYRIDE 200 EVO	91.7	91.7	181
29	YAMAHA XP 500 TMAX (530)	91.6	91.6	395
30	PIAGGIO VESPA PX200	91.5	91.5	248
31	LAMBRETTA 200	91.4	91.4	674
32	ROYAL ALLOY TG 300 LC	91.1	91.1	463
33	SYM HD	91.1	91.1	168
34	YAMAHA GTS1000	91.0	91.0	1,134
35	PIAGGIO VESPA PRIMAVERA 125 ABS	91.0	91.0	478
36	LAMBRETTA LI150 SERIES 3	91.0	91.0	189
37	PIAGGIO VESPA PRIMAVERA 125	91.0	91.0	167
38	ROYAL ALLOY GP 125 AC E5	90.9	90.9	165
39	LAMBRETTA LI200	90.7	90.7	312
40	ROYAL ALLOY GT 125 E5	90.5	90.5	169
41	LAMBRETTA TV200	90.4	90.4	2,210
42	LAMBRETTA LI150 SPECIAL	90.4	90.4	1,091
43	PIAGGIO MP3 300 YOURBAN LT	90.4	90.4	534
44	VESPA (DOUGLAS) GS160	90.4	90.4	384
45	PIAGGIO MP3 300 LT TOURING	90.4	90.4	250
46	VESPA RALLY 200	90.3	90.3	154
47	LAMBRETTA TV175	90.2	90.2	5,655
48	LAMBRETTA LAMBRETTA	90.1	90.1	423
49	PIAGGIO GTS250	90.1	90.1	345
50	PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 300 SUPER SPORT	90.0	90.0	1,320

Normal tests only, first-time outcomes. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results. Small samples are noisier, so weight the test count. Methodology.

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