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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Futura: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Futura years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.1% average, from 604 DVSA tests.

2002
highest-passing year · 87.4%
2003
lowest-passing year · 84.0%
3.4pp
spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2002 (87.4% of 247 tests). Lowest: 2003 (84.0% of 106). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

83%86%88%2001: 87.2% pass (94 tests)2002: 87.4% pass (247 tests)2003: 84.0% pass (106 tests)2004: 85.6% pass (125 tests)200120032004
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.1%)
2001 94 87.2% +1.1 pp
2002 247 87.4% +1.3 pp
2003 106 84.0% -2.1 pp
2004 125 85.6% -0.5 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2017
65%82%100%2006: 92.1% pass (38 tests)2007: 92.9% pass (42 tests)2008: 86.0% pass (43 tests)2009: 78.3% pass (46 tests)2010: 85.0% pass (40 tests)2011: 93.2% pass (44 tests)2012: 91.7% pass (36 tests)2013: 88.9% pass (36 tests)2014: 71.1% pass (38 tests)2015: 78.9% pass (38 tests)2016: 84.8% pass (33 tests)2017: 96.7% pass (30 tests)20062017

Questions

Which Futura years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Futura overall (86.1%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 84.0% from 106 tests.
Which Futura year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2002, at 87.4% of 247 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Futura pass rate vary by year?
3.4 percentage points between the highest (2002, 87.4%) and lowest (2003, 84.0%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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