Aprilia RSV Mille R Factory: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RSV Mille R Factory years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.6% average, from 2,414 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 89.3%

2005

lowest-passing year · 85.2%

4.1pp

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: 2006 (89.3% of 206 tests). Lowest: 2005 (85.2% of 609).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.6%)
2003	654	87.2%	+0.6 pp
2004	926	86.3%	-0.3 pp
2005	609	85.2%	-1.4 pp
2006	206	89.3%	+2.7 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 · 2006–2017

Questions

Which RSV Mille R Factory years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Aprilia RSV Mille R Factory falls more than two points under the model's 86.6% overall pass rate.
Which RSV Mille R Factory year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 89.3% of 206 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RSV Mille R Factory pass rate vary by year?: 4.1 percentage points between the highest (2006, 89.3%) and lowest (2005, 85.2%) 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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