By year
Owner complaints about Vespa vehicles peaked at 4 in 2024
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2019 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Vespa
The complete NHTSA record for Vespa vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Vespa recalls are filed by Piaggio Group Americas, part of Vespa.
Owner complaints in the last five years914 on file in all, across 7 models
Recall campaigns31 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations019 service bulletins
Components
Brakes draws the most owner complaints about Vespa vehicles, 59% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The GTS 300 has the most complaints of any Vespa model
Every Vespa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTS 300 | 2015 to 2023 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Primavera 150 | 2021 to 2026 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| GTS 300 HPE | 2020 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| GTS RST | 2018 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GTV 300 | 2019 to 2025 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| GTV 310 | 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Primavera 50 | 2019 to 2026 | 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 Vespa product
- 26V-302 May 12, 2026
Convex mirror warning "objects in mirror are closer than they appear," is missing
Visibility and wipers · 285 vehicles - 20V-617 Oct 6, 2020
Piaggio Group Americas
Brakes · 483 vehicles - 19V-826 Nov 18, 2019
Piaggio Group Americas
Brakes · 1,328 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.