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Piaggio

Mp3

1,796 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Mp3s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 9.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

84.9%

Pass-after-fix

4.3%

Fail

9.4%

Avg miles

13,053

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Mp3: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 1,796 MOT tests, the Mp3 returns 84.9% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.5 mm. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 13,053, 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.

  1. 01

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    31 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  2. 02

    Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value

    29 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    29 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  4. 04

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    16 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    16 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    15 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  7. 07

    Steering head bearings have excessive wear or play

    15 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  8. 08

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    14 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  9. 09

    A lamp not securely attached

    10 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    9 occurrences · 0.5% 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 4 failures

£210–£430

If every one of this Mp3'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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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Buying or keeping a Mp3?

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 Mp3 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.