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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RS 50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RS 50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 52.4% average, from 13,697 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 66.8%
1998
lowest-passing year · 46.9%
19.9pp
spread across 15 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 (66.8% of 413 tests). Lowest: 1998 (46.9% of 454). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005.

43%57%71%1997: 60.9% pass (156 tests)1998: 46.9% pass (454 tests)1999: 47.3% pass (980 tests)2000: 49.9% pass (1,499 tests)2001: 47.3% pass (1,148 tests)2002: 49.4% pass (984 tests)2003: 51.3% pass (1,718 tests)2004: 50.3% pass (1,330 tests)2005: 49.2% pass (1,093 tests)2006: 55.1% pass (1,081 tests)2007: 56.4% pass (987 tests)2008: 58.9% pass (808 tests)2009: 59.5% pass (501 tests)2010: 66.8% pass (413 tests)2011: 63.6% pass (236 tests)199720042011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (52.4%)
1997 156 60.9% +8.5 pp
1998 454 46.9% -5.5 pp
1999 980 47.3% -5.1 pp
2000 1,499 49.9% -2.5 pp
2001 1,148 47.3% -5.1 pp
2002 984 49.4% -3.0 pp
2003 1,718 51.3% -1.1 pp
2004 1,330 50.3% -2.1 pp
2005 1,093 49.2% -3.2 pp
2006 1,081 55.1% +2.7 pp
2007 987 56.4% +4.0 pp
2008 808 58.9% +6.5 pp
2009 501 59.5% +7.1 pp
2010 413 66.8% +14.4 pp
2011 236 63.6% +11.2 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
40%60%79%2005: 56.3% pass (240 tests)2006: 53.9% pass (1,192 tests)2007: 50.0% pass (1,093 tests)2008: 48.0% pass (1,098 tests)2009: 46.7% pass (1,130 tests)2010: 49.0% pass (1,156 tests)2011: 49.3% pass (1,247 tests)2012: 49.6% pass (1,085 tests)2013: 47.9% pass (1,045 tests)2014: 51.8% pass (910 tests)2015: 53.9% pass (707 tests)2016: 54.6% pass (593 tests)2017: 59.3% pass (457 tests)2018: 61.9% pass (312 tests)2019: 59.6% pass (225 tests)2020: 62.2% pass (217 tests)2021: 64.1% pass (234 tests)2022: 67.9% pass (221 tests)2023: 69.7% pass (234 tests)2024: 68.6% pass (153 tests)2025: 72.3% pass (148 tests)20052025

Questions

Which RS 50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RS 50 overall (52.4%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 46.9% from 454 tests.
Which RS 50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 66.8% of 413 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
How much does the RS 50 pass rate vary by year?
19.9 percentage points between the highest (2010, 66.8%) and lowest (1998, 46.9%) 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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