Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2008 Piaggio MP3 500

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering2
000
Engine and Engine Cooling1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 17, 20129,000 milesTN

THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT WHILE MAKING A TURN THROUGH A CORNER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. RECENTLY I HAVE HEARD PIAGGIO FINALLY CAME UP WITH AN ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT THIS STALLING ISSUE BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES TO PREFORM THE 20 MIN SOFTWARE UPDATE THROUGH THEIR DEALER NETWORK. TO ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IF THEY HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE AND A KNOWN FIX FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY SHOULD OFFER THE UPDATE AND NOTIFY ALL REGISTERED OWNERS. *TR

Steering
Filed Aug 19, 20102,400 milesNY

PIAGGIO MP3 2008 SCOOTER. A GLITCH IN THE STEERING MECHANISM NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH TWICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AND NOW THE DANGEROUS STEERING ISSUE HAS RETURNED AGAIN. NO HELP FROM PIAGGIO. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A FATALITY OR INJURY!!! THE STEERING BEARINGS ON THESE MODELS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE BUT PIAGGIO REFUSES TO ADMIT ANY FAULT. *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 19, 20102,350 milesFL

STEERING BEARING FAILURE. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20210100Routine
20200200Routine
20190100Routine
2008 — this page3000Routine

Compare every MP3 500 year →

Other Piaggio models

All Piaggio models →
Gts 250 13Gts Super 300 11BV 500 10Gts Super 250 4MP3 530 3

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.