BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Benelli Tornado Naked T 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tornado Naked T 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.4% average, from 3,237 DVSA tests.

2021
highest-passing year · 78.4%
2018
lowest-passing year · 73.7%
4.7pp
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: 2021 (78.4% of 125 tests). Lowest: 2018 (73.7% of 1,058).

73%76%79%2017: 77.9% pass (661 tests)2018: 73.7% pass (1,058 tests)2019: 74.1% pass (717 tests)2020: 76.5% pass (672 tests)2021: 78.4% pass (125 tests)201720192021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.4%)
2017 661 77.9% +2.5 pp
2018 1,058 73.7% -1.7 pp
2019 717 74.1% -1.3 pp
2020 672 76.5% +1.1 pp
2021 125 78.4% +3.0 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 · 2020–2025
66%77%88%2020: 84.0% pass (169 tests)2021: 69.6% pass (411 tests)2022: 75.1% pass (603 tests)2023: 76.8% pass (753 tests)2024: 76.0% pass (646 tests)2025: 74.9% pass (649 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Tornado Naked T 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Benelli Tornado Naked T 125 falls more than two points under the model's 75.4% overall pass rate.
Which Tornado Naked T 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2021, at 78.4% of 125 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2017, 2021.
How much does the Tornado Naked T 125 pass rate vary by year?
4.7 percentage points between the highest (2021, 78.4%) and lowest (2018, 73.7%) 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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