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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Leonardo 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Leonardo 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.8% average, from 2,069 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 84.3%
2004
lowest-passing year · 68.0%
16.3pp
spread across 12 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: 2007 (84.3% of 185 tests). Lowest: 2004 (68.0% of 100). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005.

65%76%88%1997: 72.9% pass (140 tests)1998: 68.5% pass (162 tests)1999: 79.2% pass (125 tests)2000: 76.1% pass (226 tests)2001: 76.1% pass (88 tests)2002: 77.6% pass (58 tests)2003: 69.9% pass (209 tests)2004: 68.0% pass (100 tests)2005: 70.6% pass (293 tests)2006: 79.8% pass (238 tests)2007: 84.3% pass (185 tests)2008: 74.0% pass (204 tests)199720032008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (74.8%)
1997 140 72.9% -1.9 pp
1998 162 68.5% -6.3 pp
1999 125 79.2% +4.4 pp
2000 226 76.1% +1.3 pp
2001 88 76.1% +1.3 pp
2002 58 77.6% +2.8 pp
2003 209 69.9% -4.9 pp
2004 100 68.0% -6.8 pp
2005 293 70.6% -4.2 pp
2006 238 79.8% +5.0 pp
2007 185 84.3% +9.5 pp
2008 204 74.0% -0.8 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 · 2005–2022
63%74%85%2005: 66.7% pass (36 tests)2006: 75.8% pass (186 tests)2007: 78.0% pass (164 tests)2008: 69.9% pass (183 tests)2009: 81.5% pass (184 tests)2010: 81.2% pass (186 tests)2011: 70.9% pass (206 tests)2012: 74.2% pass (178 tests)2013: 72.2% pass (144 tests)2014: 70.6% pass (119 tests)2015: 72.8% pass (81 tests)2016: 74.3% pass (70 tests)2017: 73.5% pass (49 tests)2018: 76.0% pass (50 tests)2019: 67.3% pass (55 tests)2020: 81.0% pass (42 tests)2021: 80.5% pass (41 tests)2022: 72.5% pass (40 tests)20052022

Questions

Which Leonardo 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1998, 2003, 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Leonardo 125 overall (74.8%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 68.0% from 100 tests.
Which Leonardo 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 84.3% of 185 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007.
How much does the Leonardo 125 pass rate vary by year?
16.3 percentage points between the highest (2007, 84.3%) and lowest (2004, 68.0%) 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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