Piaggio
PX 125 (vespa)
1,571 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where PX 125 (vespa)s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 9.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
87.2%
Pass-after-fix
5.3%
Fail
7.2%
Avg miles
12,493
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .
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Px 125 (Vespa): above-average pass rates, with caveats
Across 1,333 MOT tests, the Px 125 (Vespa) returns 84.4% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is direction indicator lamp missing. Lamp missing or inoperative and a stop-lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 12,467, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
32 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
- 02
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
10 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 03
Audible warning not working
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 04
A lamp missing or inoperative
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 05
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 06
Audible warning sound not in accordance with requirements
8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 07
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
7 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 08
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 09
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures
£70–£175
If every one of this PX 125 (vespa)'s most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Buying or keeping a PX 125 (vespa)?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a PX 125 (vespa) and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.