Askoll 02 Espro 70: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 02 Espro 70 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 95.2% average, from 502 DVSA tests.

2022

highest-passing year · 100.0%

2021

lowest-passing year · 93.5%

6.5pp

spread across 3 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 (100.0% of 131 tests). Lowest: 2021 (93.5% of 278).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (95.2%)
2019	78	96.2%	+1.0 pp
2021	278	93.5%	-1.7 pp
2022	131	100.0%	+4.8 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 · 2024–2025

Questions

Which 02 Espro 70 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Askoll 02 Espro 70 falls more than two points under the model's 95.2% overall pass rate.
Which 02 Espro 70 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2022, at 100.0% of 131 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 02 Espro 70 pass rate vary by year?: 6.5 percentage points between the highest (2022, 100.0%) and lowest (2021, 93.5%) 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.

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