BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RSV Mille R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RSV Mille R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.8% average, from 2,558 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 91.5%
2006
lowest-passing year · 82.2%
9.3pp
spread across 5 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: 2003 (91.5% of 176 tests). Lowest: 2006 (82.2% of 247). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

80%87%93%2001: 88.7% pass (97 tests)2003: 91.5% pass (176 tests)2004: 84.3% pass (1,200 tests)2005: 84.6% pass (771 tests)2006: 82.2% pass (247 tests)200120042006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.8%)
2001 97 88.7% +3.9 pp
2003 176 91.5% +6.7 pp
2004 1,200 84.3% -0.5 pp
2005 771 84.6% -0.2 pp
2006 247 82.2% -2.6 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 · 2007–2017
80%85%91%2007: 86.9% pass (153 tests)2008: 83.3% pass (240 tests)2009: 84.2% pass (284 tests)2010: 83.6% pass (269 tests)2011: 87.4% pass (261 tests)2012: 81.9% pass (248 tests)2013: 84.6% pass (240 tests)2014: 83.3% pass (239 tests)2015: 88.8% pass (223 tests)2016: 84.3% pass (191 tests)2017: 84.8% pass (184 tests)20072017

Questions

Which RSV Mille R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RSV Mille R overall (84.8%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 82.2% from 247 tests.
Which RSV Mille R year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 91.5% of 176 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2003.
How much does the RSV Mille R pass rate vary by year?
9.3 percentage points between the highest (2003, 91.5%) and lowest (2006, 82.2%) 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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