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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Aprilia Tuono: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tuono years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.4% average, from 34,724 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 92.8%
2004
lowest-passing year · 84.2%
8.6pp
spread across 20 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: 2019 (92.8% of 955 tests). Lowest: 2004 (84.2% of 3,595). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2004, 2005.

82%89%95%2002: 87.8% pass (295 tests)2003: 85.0% pass (4,095 tests)2004: 84.2% pass (3,595 tests)2005: 85.0% pass (2,296 tests)2006: 87.6% pass (3,576 tests)2007: 89.0% pass (4,272 tests)2008: 88.8% pass (3,112 tests)2009: 90.3% pass (1,715 tests)2010: 90.2% pass (655 tests)2011: 89.4% pass (1,288 tests)2012: 90.5% pass (684 tests)2013: 91.7% pass (804 tests)2014: 88.7% pass (1,056 tests)2015: 91.3% pass (1,063 tests)2016: 91.8% pass (1,654 tests)2017: 92.3% pass (1,413 tests)2018: 92.0% pass (1,229 tests)2019: 92.8% pass (955 tests)2020: 91.9% pass (798 tests)2021: 89.3% pass (121 tests)200220122021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.4%)
2002 295 87.8% -0.6 pp
2003 4,095 85.0% -3.4 pp
2004 3,595 84.2% -4.2 pp
2005 2,296 85.0% -3.4 pp
2006 3,576 87.6% -0.8 pp
2007 4,272 89.0% +0.6 pp
2008 3,112 88.8% +0.4 pp
2009 1,715 90.3% +1.9 pp
2010 655 90.2% +1.8 pp
2011 1,288 89.4% +1.0 pp
2012 684 90.5% +2.1 pp
2013 804 91.7% +3.3 pp
2014 1,056 88.7% +0.3 pp
2015 1,063 91.3% +2.9 pp
2016 1,654 91.8% +3.4 pp
2017 1,413 92.3% +3.9 pp
2018 1,229 92.0% +3.6 pp
2019 955 92.8% +4.4 pp
2020 798 91.9% +3.5 pp
2021 121 89.3% +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 · 2006–2025
81%87%93%2006: 90.3% pass (319 tests)2007: 86.9% pass (556 tests)2008: 82.9% pass (733 tests)2009: 83.2% pass (1,020 tests)2010: 85.4% pass (1,291 tests)2011: 85.0% pass (1,602 tests)2012: 86.8% pass (1,615 tests)2013: 87.2% pass (1,691 tests)2014: 85.5% pass (1,822 tests)2015: 87.5% pass (1,825 tests)2016: 88.1% pass (1,873 tests)2017: 87.3% pass (1,851 tests)2018: 88.7% pass (1,614 tests)2019: 89.4% pass (1,791 tests)2020: 90.5% pass (1,880 tests)2021: 90.2% pass (2,568 tests)2022: 89.9% pass (2,801 tests)2023: 90.4% pass (2,995 tests)2024: 91.3% pass (2,362 tests)2025: 90.3% pass (2,511 tests)20062025

Questions

Which Tuono years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Aprilia Tuono overall (88.4%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 84.2% from 3,595 tests.
Which Tuono year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 92.8% of 955 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
How much does the Tuono pass rate vary by year?
8.6 percentage points between the highest (2019, 92.8%) and lowest (2004, 84.2%) 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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