Benelli K2 100: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which K2 100 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 67.2% average, from 567 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 71.4%

2002

lowest-passing year · 65.6%

5.8pp

spread across 5 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 (71.4% of 91 tests). Lowest: 2002 (65.6% of 180).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (67.2%)
1999	51	66.7%	-0.5 pp
2000	91	71.4%	+4.2 pp
2001	136	66.2%	-1.0 pp
2002	180	65.6%	-1.6 pp
2003	103	68.9%	+1.7 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 · 2006–2012

Questions

Which K2 100 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Benelli K2 100 falls more than two points under the model's 67.2% overall pass rate.
Which K2 100 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 71.4% of 91 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the K2 100 pass rate vary by year?: 5.8 percentage points between the highest (2000, 71.4%) and lowest (2002, 65.6%) 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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