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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia SX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.1% average, from 1,366 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 70.2%
2019
lowest-passing year · 58.9%
11.3pp
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: 2013 (70.2% of 57 tests). Lowest: 2019 (58.9% of 190). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

57%65%72%2013: 70.2% pass (57 tests)2014: 65.9% pass (182 tests)2015: 66.7% pass (99 tests)2016: 62.1% pass (140 tests)2017: 68.5% pass (149 tests)2018: 64.0% pass (267 tests)2019: 58.9% pass (190 tests)2020: 65.0% pass (160 tests)201320172020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (64.1%)
2013 57 70.2% +6.1 pp
2014 182 65.9% +1.8 pp
2015 99 66.7% +2.6 pp
2016 140 62.1% -2.0 pp
2017 149 68.5% +4.4 pp
2018 267 64.0% -0.1 pp
2019 190 58.9% -5.2 pp
2020 160 65.0% +0.9 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 · 2017–2025
55%65%76%2017: 68.2% pass (44 tests)2018: 64.0% pass (50 tests)2019: 60.3% pass (73 tests)2020: 72.1% pass (111 tests)2021: 64.2% pass (179 tests)2022: 63.9% pass (219 tests)2023: 63.4% pass (235 tests)2024: 58.2% pass (201 tests)2025: 64.3% pass (207 tests)20172025

Questions

Which SX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia SX overall (64.1%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 58.9% from 190 tests.
Which SX year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 70.2% of 57 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2015, 2017.
How much does the SX pass rate vary by year?
11.3 percentage points between the highest (2013, 70.2%) and lowest (2019, 58.9%) 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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