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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RS: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RS years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.5% average, from 6,045 DVSA tests.

1996
highest-passing year · 85.1%
2001
lowest-passing year · 52.0%
33.1pp
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: 1996 (85.1% of 87 tests). Lowest: 2001 (52.0% of 513). Years more than two points below the model average: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007.

45%69%92%1995: 66.7% pass (69 tests)1996: 85.1% pass (87 tests)1997: 66.4% pass (125 tests)1998: 61.5% pass (182 tests)1999: 62.5% pass (261 tests)2000: 61.2% pass (356 tests)2001: 52.0% pass (513 tests)2002: 63.7% pass (262 tests)2003: 64.9% pass (97 tests)2007: 57.8% pass (90 tests)2008: 68.9% pass (74 tests)2011: 75.8% pass (95 tests)2012: 70.3% pass (145 tests)2013: 70.8% pass (332 tests)2014: 73.5% pass (702 tests)2015: 71.7% pass (914 tests)2016: 72.1% pass (1,156 tests)2017: 78.7% pass (324 tests)199520072017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (68.5%)
1995 69 66.7% -1.8 pp
1996 87 85.1% +16.6 pp
1997 125 66.4% -2.1 pp
1998 182 61.5% -7.0 pp
1999 261 62.5% -6.0 pp
2000 356 61.2% -7.3 pp
2001 513 52.0% -16.5 pp
2002 262 63.7% -4.8 pp
2003 97 64.9% -3.6 pp
2007 90 57.8% -10.7 pp
2008 74 68.9% +0.4 pp
2011 95 75.8% +7.3 pp
2012 145 70.3% +1.8 pp
2013 332 70.8% +2.3 pp
2014 702 73.5% +5.0 pp
2015 914 71.7% +3.2 pp
2016 1,156 72.1% +3.6 pp
2017 324 78.7% +10.2 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
45%63%81%2005: 52.6% pass (38 tests)2006: 70.6% pass (187 tests)2007: 62.8% pass (180 tests)2008: 54.8% pass (146 tests)2009: 51.4% pass (146 tests)2010: 54.0% pass (161 tests)2011: 56.4% pass (156 tests)2012: 59.1% pass (159 tests)2013: 52.0% pass (175 tests)2014: 58.9% pass (163 tests)2015: 59.6% pass (141 tests)2016: 60.9% pass (110 tests)2017: 70.4% pass (311 tests)2018: 74.6% pass (335 tests)2019: 73.1% pass (509 tests)2020: 73.0% pass (555 tests)2021: 70.8% pass (653 tests)2022: 75.2% pass (618 tests)2023: 73.9% pass (536 tests)2024: 71.8% pass (400 tests)2025: 69.9% pass (366 tests)20052025

Questions

Which RS years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RS overall (68.5%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 52.0% from 513 tests.
Which RS year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1996, at 85.1% of 87 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
How much does the RS pass rate vary by year?
33.1 percentage points between the highest (1996, 85.1%) and lowest (2001, 52.0%) 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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