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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Pegaso 650: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Pegaso 650 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.9% average, from 9,511 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 90.5%
1996
lowest-passing year · 72.8%
17.7pp
spread across 18 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: 2010 (90.5% of 147 tests). Lowest: 1996 (72.8% of 534). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004.

69%82%94%1993: 73.7% pass (57 tests)1994: 74.7% pass (241 tests)1995: 73.4% pass (335 tests)1996: 72.8% pass (534 tests)1997: 75.9% pass (706 tests)1998: 78.3% pass (502 tests)1999: 76.2% pass (558 tests)2000: 77.7% pass (448 tests)2001: 75.6% pass (635 tests)2002: 83.8% pass (606 tests)2003: 85.1% pass (629 tests)2004: 78.5% pass (381 tests)2005: 83.0% pass (577 tests)2006: 80.6% pass (932 tests)2007: 88.4% pass (1,127 tests)2008: 86.2% pass (565 tests)2009: 89.7% pass (455 tests)2010: 90.5% pass (147 tests)199320022010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.9%)
1993 57 73.7% -7.2 pp
1994 241 74.7% -6.2 pp
1995 335 73.4% -7.5 pp
1996 534 72.8% -8.1 pp
1997 706 75.9% -5.0 pp
1998 502 78.3% -2.6 pp
1999 558 76.2% -4.7 pp
2000 448 77.7% -3.2 pp
2001 635 75.6% -5.3 pp
2002 606 83.8% +2.9 pp
2003 629 85.1% +4.2 pp
2004 381 78.5% -2.4 pp
2005 577 83.0% +2.1 pp
2006 932 80.6% -0.3 pp
2007 1,127 88.4% +7.5 pp
2008 565 86.2% +5.3 pp
2009 455 89.7% +8.8 pp
2010 147 90.5% +9.6 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 · 2005–2025
72%81%90%2005: 80.9% pass (115 tests)2006: 82.5% pass (550 tests)2007: 78.3% pass (507 tests)2008: 78.4% pass (515 tests)2009: 75.2% pass (560 tests)2010: 78.9% pass (596 tests)2011: 78.6% pass (630 tests)2012: 84.1% pass (634 tests)2013: 79.4% pass (567 tests)2014: 82.4% pass (551 tests)2015: 80.6% pass (515 tests)2016: 79.0% pass (481 tests)2017: 80.1% pass (418 tests)2018: 81.3% pass (386 tests)2019: 81.3% pass (363 tests)2020: 80.6% pass (356 tests)2021: 83.5% pass (431 tests)2022: 86.8% pass (393 tests)2023: 83.1% pass (391 tests)2024: 86.3% pass (277 tests)2025: 85.1% pass (275 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Pegaso 650 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Pegaso 650 overall (80.9%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 72.8% from 534 tests.
Which Pegaso 650 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 90.5% of 147 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
How much does the Pegaso 650 pass rate vary by year?
17.7 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.5%) and lowest (1996, 72.8%) 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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