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Piaggio MP3 500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Piaggio MP3 500 (2008–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

2
safety recalls, all years
3
owner complaints, all years
2020
year with most recalls
2008
year with most complaints

Pick your Piaggio MP3 500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Piaggio MP3 50010
2020 Piaggio MP3 50020
2019 Piaggio MP3 50010
2008 Piaggio MP3 50003

What Piaggio MP3 500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 3.

All Piaggio MP3 500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Piaggio MP3 500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fluid (service brakes)

    NHTSA 22V217000 Reported 27 vehicles potentially affected Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.

    Piaggio Group Americas, Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2020-2021 MP3 500 HPE scooters. The brake hose terminal fittings zinc plating may contaminate the brake fluid, decreasing brake performance.

    Remedy: Dealers will perform a complete brake system flush, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2022. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4400.

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  2. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 20V524000 Reported 123 vehicles potentially affected Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.

    Piaggio Group Americas, Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2019-2020 MP3 500 motorcycles. The brake lines may have been improperly galvanized, allowing hydrogen to be released into the brake fluid.

    Remedy: Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will perform a complete brake system flush, free of charge. The recall began September 10, 2020. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433. Piaggio's number…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

Other Piaggio models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.