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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RSV: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RSV years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.0% average, from 61,254 DVSA tests.

2021
highest-passing year · 95.2%
2000
lowest-passing year · 81.2%
14.0pp
spread across 24 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: 2021 (95.2% of 83 tests). Lowest: 2000 (81.2% of 4,577). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999, 2000.

78%88%98%1998: 84.1% pass (383 tests)1999: 81.2% pass (2,544 tests)2000: 81.2% pass (4,577 tests)2001: 83.9% pass (7,286 tests)2002: 83.2% pass (9,736 tests)2003: 85.1% pass (9,562 tests)2004: 85.7% pass (7,473 tests)2005: 85.8% pass (3,859 tests)2006: 86.5% pass (3,370 tests)2007: 87.5% pass (2,571 tests)2008: 86.8% pass (1,875 tests)2009: 87.7% pass (1,815 tests)2010: 85.3% pass (1,235 tests)2011: 87.9% pass (922 tests)2012: 90.7% pass (547 tests)2013: 88.3% pass (463 tests)2014: 89.8% pass (683 tests)2015: 90.7% pass (507 tests)2016: 92.9% pass (449 tests)2017: 93.6% pass (408 tests)2018: 87.6% pass (331 tests)2019: 89.2% pass (418 tests)2020: 92.3% pass (156 tests)2021: 95.2% pass (83 tests)199820102021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.0%)
1998 383 84.1% -0.9 pp
1999 2,544 81.2% -3.8 pp
2000 4,577 81.2% -3.8 pp
2001 7,286 83.9% -1.1 pp
2002 9,736 83.2% -1.8 pp
2003 9,562 85.1% +0.1 pp
2004 7,473 85.7% +0.7 pp
2005 3,859 85.8% +0.8 pp
2006 3,370 86.5% +1.5 pp
2007 2,571 87.5% +2.5 pp
2008 1,875 86.8% +1.8 pp
2009 1,815 87.7% +2.7 pp
2010 1,235 85.3% +0.3 pp
2011 922 87.9% +2.9 pp
2012 547 90.7% +5.7 pp
2013 463 88.3% +3.3 pp
2014 683 89.8% +4.8 pp
2015 507 90.7% +5.7 pp
2016 449 92.9% +7.9 pp
2017 408 93.6% +8.6 pp
2018 331 87.6% +2.6 pp
2019 418 89.2% +4.2 pp
2020 156 92.3% +7.3 pp
2021 83 95.2% +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
79%85%92%2005: 86.3% pass (321 tests)2006: 85.2% pass (2,633 tests)2007: 84.9% pass (3,128 tests)2008: 83.7% pass (3,349 tests)2009: 80.9% pass (3,565 tests)2010: 82.8% pass (3,489 tests)2011: 82.9% pass (3,556 tests)2012: 82.7% pass (3,362 tests)2013: 82.8% pass (3,410 tests)2014: 82.3% pass (3,275 tests)2015: 85.4% pass (3,181 tests)2016: 83.7% pass (3,037 tests)2017: 85.1% pass (2,905 tests)2018: 86.7% pass (2,882 tests)2019: 86.5% pass (2,876 tests)2020: 87.5% pass (2,382 tests)2021: 86.8% pass (3,219 tests)2022: 88.2% pass (3,115 tests)2023: 89.0% pass (3,004 tests)2024: 88.7% pass (2,231 tests)2025: 89.5% pass (2,334 tests)20052025

Questions

Which RSV years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1999, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RSV overall (85.0%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 81.2% from 4,577 tests.
Which RSV year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2021, at 95.2% of 83 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
How much does the RSV pass rate vary by year?
14.0 percentage points between the highest (2021, 95.2%) and lowest (2000, 81.2%) 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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