BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia SL 750 Shiver: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SL 750 Shiver years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 4,030 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 87.8%
2007
lowest-passing year · 81.7%
6.1pp
spread across 7 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: 2011 (87.8% of 670 tests). Lowest: 2007 (81.7% of 202). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007.

80%85%89%2007: 81.7% pass (202 tests)2008: 83.5% pass (1,360 tests)2009: 82.2% pass (630 tests)2010: 84.4% pass (654 tests)2011: 87.8% pass (670 tests)2012: 85.4% pass (384 tests)2013: 83.1% pass (130 tests)200720102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.2%)
2007 202 81.7% -2.5 pp
2008 1,360 83.5% -0.7 pp
2009 630 82.2% -2.0 pp
2010 654 84.4% +0.2 pp
2011 670 87.8% +3.6 pp
2012 384 85.4% +1.2 pp
2013 130 83.1% -1.1 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 · 2011–2025
76%85%93%2011: 90.4% pass (156 tests)2012: 84.9% pass (218 tests)2013: 83.9% pass (267 tests)2014: 89.2% pass (351 tests)2015: 82.9% pass (369 tests)2016: 83.2% pass (398 tests)2017: 84.6% pass (351 tests)2018: 83.3% pass (252 tests)2019: 84.6% pass (246 tests)2020: 83.8% pass (210 tests)2021: 81.1% pass (285 tests)2022: 84.3% pass (267 tests)2023: 79.2% pass (255 tests)2024: 85.1% pass (194 tests)2025: 85.4% pass (192 tests)20112025

Questions

Which SL 750 Shiver years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia SL 750 Shiver overall (84.2%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 81.7% from 202 tests.
Which SL 750 Shiver year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 87.8% of 670 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SL 750 Shiver pass rate vary by year?
6.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 87.8%) and lowest (2007, 81.7%) 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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