BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia RSV1000: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RSV1000 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.9% average, from 1,856 DVSA tests.

2004
highest-passing year · 84.4%
2000
lowest-passing year · 75.0%
9.4pp
spread across 6 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: 2004 (84.4% of 135 tests). Lowest: 2000 (75.0% of 204). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000.

73%80%86%1999: 81.6% pass (190 tests)2000: 75.0% pass (204 tests)2001: 80.4% pass (510 tests)2002: 81.7% pass (590 tests)2003: 82.3% pass (124 tests)2004: 84.4% pass (135 tests)199920022004
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.9%)
1999 190 81.6% +0.7 pp
2000 204 75.0% -5.9 pp
2001 510 80.4% -0.5 pp
2002 590 81.7% +0.8 pp
2003 124 82.3% +1.4 pp
2004 135 84.4% +3.5 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
69%80%91%2006: 86.9% pass (176 tests)2007: 84.2% pass (184 tests)2008: 83.6% pass (183 tests)2009: 75.0% pass (172 tests)2010: 82.0% pass (161 tests)2011: 82.1% pass (162 tests)2012: 72.4% pass (134 tests)2013: 83.9% pass (143 tests)2014: 76.8% pass (138 tests)2015: 79.7% pass (128 tests)2016: 83.3% pass (126 tests)2017: 77.0% pass (113 tests)20062017

Questions

Which RSV1000 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia RSV1000 overall (80.9%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 75.0% from 204 tests.
Which RSV1000 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2004, at 84.4% of 135 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RSV1000 pass rate vary by year?
9.4 percentage points between the highest (2004, 84.4%) and lowest (2000, 75.0%) 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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