BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Leonardo 250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Leonardo 250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.9% average, from 942 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 83.2%
2003
lowest-passing year · 75.0%
8.2pp
spread across 5 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: 2000 (83.2% of 250 tests). Lowest: 2003 (75.0% of 120). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

73%79%85%1999: 80.5% pass (128 tests)2000: 83.2% pass (250 tests)2001: 81.9% pass (221 tests)2002: 81.9% pass (199 tests)2003: 75.0% pass (120 tests)199920012003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.9%)
1999 128 80.5% -0.4 pp
2000 250 83.2% +2.3 pp
2001 221 81.9% +1.0 pp
2002 199 81.9% +1.0 pp
2003 120 75.0% -5.9 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%83%100%2006: 83.3% pass (108 tests)2007: 83.3% pass (96 tests)2008: 81.5% pass (92 tests)2009: 83.1% pass (71 tests)2010: 74.3% pass (70 tests)2011: 77.5% pass (71 tests)2012: 78.1% pass (64 tests)2013: 88.2% pass (51 tests)2014: 76.0% pass (50 tests)2015: 71.1% pass (45 tests)2016: 94.7% pass (38 tests)2017: 78.9% pass (38 tests)20062017

Questions

Which Leonardo 250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Leonardo 250 overall (80.9%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 75.0% from 120 tests.
Which Leonardo 250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 83.2% of 250 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Leonardo 250 pass rate vary by year?
8.2 percentage points between the highest (2000, 83.2%) and lowest (2003, 75.0%) 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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