By year
Owner complaints about Piaggio vehicles peaked at 2 in 2024
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2017 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Piaggio
The complete NHTSA record for Piaggio vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Piaggio recalls are filed by Piaggio Group Americas, part of Piaggio.
Owner complaints in the last five years55 on file in all, across 13 models
Recall campaigns62 in five years
Severity index40.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations012 service bulletins
Components
Speed control draws the most owner complaints about Piaggio vehicles, 17% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The MP3 530 has the most complaints of any Piaggio model
Every Piaggio model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP3 530 | 2023 to 2024 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 |
| BV 400 | 2022 to 2024 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Typhoon 50 | 2025 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP3 500 | 2019 to 2021 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| FLY 150 3V | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Liberty 150 | 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Liberty 50 | 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Liberty 50 Iget 3V | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Moto Guzzi V7 III Racer 7 | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V7 III Special 750 | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V7 III Stone 750 | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V9 Bobber | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V9 Roamer | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Piaggio product
- 26V-396 Jun 18, 2026
Fault in the electrical circuit may cause the low beam and/or high beam headlight to unexpectedly turn off
Electrical system · 112 vehicles - 22V-217 Apr 1, 2022
Brake hose terminal fittings zinc plating may contaminate the brake fluid, decreasing brake performance
Brakes · 27 vehicles - 20V-524 Aug 28, 2020
Brake lines may have been improperly galvanized, allowing hydrogen to be released into the brake fluid
Brakes · 123 vehicles - 17V-469 Jul 24, 2017
Nut that holds the rear swing arm to the frame may loosen allowing the swing arm to move out of position
Suspension · 180 vehicles - 17V-468 Jul 22, 2017
Front brake disc mounting screws may loosen and contact the brake caliper holding plate or the fork leg
Brakes · 1,200 vehicles - 17V-380 Jun 14, 2017
Front ABS brake hose may rub against the engine's secondary air system connection, possibly resulting in a brake fluid leak
Brakes · 1,139 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.