2001Vespa PX 200

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The 2001 Vespa PX 200 is a scooter powered by a 200cc air-cooled two-stroke single making 12.2 hp. It has 15 Nm of torque, a 4-speed gearbox and a 112 kg dry weight.

Capacity: 200.0 ccm
Engine: Single, two-stroke
Gearbox: 4-speed
Dry weight: 112.0 kg
Seat height: Not on record
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Power: 12.2 HP (9.1 kW) @ 6250 RPM

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Other years 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

How it rides

Editorial estimate from the spec sheet - not lab tested

Off-road & trail5%

Cornering40%

City riding85%

Daily riding85%

Touring25%

Two-up40%

Track5%

Best for: Scooter built for its class - everyday, practical use.
Built for: A scooter from Vespa, built around a 200cc engine - a real production model, but this profile is formula-generated from its class and spec sheet rather than individually reviewed.
Not ideal for: Not for serious performance or off-road use.

Scores are derived from the spec sheet using the same model across every bike, so they compare like for like.

Reliability & safety

Bike Reliability score, safety recalls and owner complaints

Bike Reliability

How the score works →

out of 100Good

The 2001 Vespa PX 200 passed its annual roadworthiness test first time 86.3% of the time, 4.1 points above expected for bikes of the same age and mileage. That beats 66% of models.

All years of this model: 66 / 100 (good) from 30,546 tests.

86.3%Passed first time

7.6%Failed outright

6.1%Fixed during test

12,000Typical miles

5,751Tests

Pass rate by miles ridden

0-10k

87.9%

10-20k

86.1%

20-30k

84.9%

30-40k

84.5%

40-50k

88.3%

50k+

82.7%

All years of this model.

Score by year first registered

1997199819992000200120022003

Against its rivals · ranks 2 of 6

#	Model (all years)	Score	Tests
1	Suzuki AN 400 Burgman	74 Good	14,141
2	Vespa PX 200	66 Good	30,546
3	Suzuki Burgman 400	57 Average	334
4	BMW C1 200	56 Average	152
5	Honda FES 250 Foresight	53 Average	1,677
6	Honda CN 250	53 Average	132

Rivals are the most-viewed bikes on MotorcycleDB in the same category and engine size, from within three years of this model.

From British annual roadworthiness tests, 2005-2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (DVSA MOT test data, Great Britain). How Bike Reliability works.