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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Leonardo Sport City 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Leonardo Sport City 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.9% average, from 1,185 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 77.0%
2005
lowest-passing year · 74.6%
2.4pp
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: 2008 (77.0% of 213 tests). Lowest: 2005 (74.6% of 327).

74%76%78%2005: 74.6% pass (327 tests)2006: 75.4% pass (272 tests)2007: 76.8% pass (310 tests)2008: 77.0% pass (213 tests)200520072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.9%)
2005 327 74.6% -1.3 pp
2006 272 75.4% -0.5 pp
2007 310 76.8% +0.9 pp
2008 213 77.0% +1.1 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 · 2008–2017
68%79%90%2008: 86.2% pass (58 tests)2009: 80.0% pass (95 tests)2010: 73.6% pass (144 tests)2011: 75.4% pass (187 tests)2012: 73.7% pass (175 tests)2013: 79.3% pass (145 tests)2014: 74.6% pass (130 tests)2015: 71.6% pass (116 tests)2016: 78.9% pass (71 tests)2017: 71.9% pass (57 tests)20082017

Questions

Which Leonardo Sport City 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Aprilia Leonardo Sport City 125 falls more than two points under the model's 75.9% overall pass rate.
Which Leonardo Sport City 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 77.0% of 213 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Leonardo Sport City 125 pass rate vary by year?
2.4 percentage points between the highest (2008, 77.0%) and lowest (2005, 74.6%) 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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