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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RS 125 11KW 08: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RS 125 11KW 08 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 65.5% average, from 612 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 71.4%
2013
lowest-passing year · 58.8%
12.6pp
spread across 6 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 (71.4% of 84 tests). Lowest: 2013 (58.8% of 51). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009, 2013.

56%65%74%2008: 71.4% pass (84 tests)2009: 61.0% pass (213 tests)2010: 71.3% pass (101 tests)2011: 65.3% pass (101 tests)2012: 69.4% pass (62 tests)2013: 58.8% pass (51 tests)200820112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (65.5%)
2008 84 71.4% +5.9 pp
2009 213 61.0% -4.5 pp
2010 101 71.3% +5.8 pp
2011 101 65.3% -0.2 pp
2012 62 69.4% +3.9 pp
2013 51 58.8% -6.7 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 · 2012–2017
63%66%68%2012: 66.1% pass (56 tests)2013: 67.0% pass (88 tests)2014: 67.3% pass (107 tests)2015: 64.3% pass (115 tests)2016: 65.2% pass (135 tests)2017: 64.5% pass (93 tests)20122017

Questions

Which RS 125 11KW 08 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RS 125 11KW 08 overall (65.5%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 58.8% from 51 tests.
Which RS 125 11KW 08 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 71.4% of 84 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2010, 2012.
How much does the RS 125 11KW 08 pass rate vary by year?
12.6 percentage points between the highest (2008, 71.4%) and lowest (2013, 58.8%) 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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