Aprilia Tuono 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tuono 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.0% average, from 605 DVSA tests.

2022

highest-passing year · 75.9%

2003

lowest-passing year · 61.1%

14.8pp

spread across 4 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: 2022 (75.9% of 54 tests). Lowest: 2003 (61.1% of 190). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (66.0%)
2003	190	61.1%	-4.9 pp
2004	182	67.0%	+1.0 pp
2005	90	61.1%	-4.9 pp
2022	54	75.9%	+9.9 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 · 2007–2025

Questions

Which Tuono 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2003, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Tuono 125 overall (66.0%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 61.1% from 190 tests.
Which Tuono 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2022, at 75.9% of 54 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Tuono 125 pass rate vary by year?: 14.8 percentage points between the highest (2022, 75.9%) and lowest (2003, 61.1%) 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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