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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Benelli BN 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which BN 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.9% average, from 1,167 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 76.3%
2021
lowest-passing year · 69.6%
6.7pp
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: 2018 (76.3% of 169 tests). Lowest: 2021 (69.6% of 92). Years more than two points below the model average: 2021.

68%73%78%2018: 76.3% pass (169 tests)2019: 71.5% pass (372 tests)2020: 71.1% pass (530 tests)2021: 69.6% pass (92 tests)201820202021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (71.9%)
2018 169 76.3% +4.4 pp
2019 372 71.5% -0.4 pp
2020 530 71.1% -0.8 pp
2021 92 69.6% -2.3 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 · 2021–2025
67%75%84%2021: 80.9% pass (47 tests)2022: 74.5% pass (161 tests)2023: 71.9% pass (342 tests)2024: 71.1% pass (311 tests)2025: 70.0% pass (303 tests)20212025

Questions

Which BN 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2021 registered examples pass first time less often than the Benelli BN 125 overall (71.9%); the 2021 cohort is lowest at 69.6% from 92 tests.
Which BN 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 76.3% of 169 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the BN 125 pass rate vary by year?
6.7 percentage points between the highest (2018, 76.3%) and lowest (2021, 69.6%) 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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