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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia SX 50 MY06: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SX 50 MY06 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 55.3% average, from 1,349 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 62.1%
2007
lowest-passing year · 46.5%
15.6pp
spread across 8 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: 2012 (62.1% of 103 tests). Lowest: 2007 (46.5% of 198). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2007.

43%54%65%2006: 52.7% pass (93 tests)2007: 46.5% pass (198 tests)2008: 54.4% pass (239 tests)2009: 58.9% pass (209 tests)2010: 54.5% pass (244 tests)2011: 61.9% pass (118 tests)2012: 62.1% pass (103 tests)2013: 56.6% pass (145 tests)200620102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (55.3%)
2006 93 52.7% -2.6 pp
2007 198 46.5% -8.8 pp
2008 239 54.4% -0.9 pp
2009 209 58.9% +3.6 pp
2010 244 54.5% -0.8 pp
2011 118 61.9% +6.6 pp
2012 103 62.1% +6.8 pp
2013 145 56.6% +1.3 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 · 2010–2025
41%56%72%2010: 46.7% pass (45 tests)2011: 53.1% pass (81 tests)2012: 49.5% pass (99 tests)2013: 51.6% pass (122 tests)2014: 46.9% pass (128 tests)2015: 57.4% pass (141 tests)2016: 58.2% pass (158 tests)2017: 52.3% pass (111 tests)2018: 65.8% pass (76 tests)2019: 46.0% pass (63 tests)2020: 63.8% pass (58 tests)2021: 62.9% pass (62 tests)2022: 58.1% pass (62 tests)2023: 66.7% pass (51 tests)2024: 64.5% pass (31 tests)2025: 61.4% pass (44 tests)20102025

Questions

Which SX 50 MY06 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia SX 50 MY06 overall (55.3%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 46.5% from 198 tests.
Which SX 50 MY06 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 62.1% of 103 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2011, 2012.
How much does the SX 50 MY06 pass rate vary by year?
15.6 percentage points between the highest (2012, 62.1%) and lowest (2007, 46.5%) 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.

Full report: Aprilia SX 50 MY06 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5335 of 5428 models· other Aprilia models: RSV, Tuono, RS125, SR50, RS 50, Habana