Benelli 491: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 491 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.0% average, from 903 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 72.4%

2003

lowest-passing year · 64.2%

8.2pp

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: 2000 (72.4% of 170 tests). Lowest: 2003 (64.2% of 176). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2003.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (71.0%)
2000	170	72.4%	+1.4 pp
2001	256	71.5%	+0.5 pp
2002	129	65.9%	-5.1 pp
2003	176	64.2%	-6.8 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 · 2005–2014

Questions

Which 491 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2002, 2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Benelli 491 overall (71.0%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 64.2% from 176 tests.
Which 491 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 72.4% of 170 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 491 pass rate vary by year?: 8.2 percentage points between the highest (2000, 72.4%) and lowest (2003, 64.2%) 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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