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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

BMW HP2 Sport: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HP2 Sport years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 95.6% average, from 542 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 96.5%
2011
lowest-passing year · 92.5%
4.0pp
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: 2009 (96.5% of 254 tests). Lowest: 2011 (92.5% of 67). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

92%95%97%2008: 96.4% pass (56 tests)2009: 96.5% pass (254 tests)2010: 94.8% pass (155 tests)2011: 92.5% pass (67 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (95.6%)
2008 56 96.4% +0.8 pp
2009 254 96.5% +0.9 pp
2010 155 94.8% -0.8 pp
2011 67 92.5% -3.1 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 · 2012–2017
91%95%99%2012: 94.8% pass (58 tests)2013: 96.6% pass (88 tests)2014: 92.7% pass (110 tests)2015: 98.0% pass (98 tests)2016: 94.6% pass (92 tests)2017: 97.7% pass (86 tests)20122017

Questions

Which HP2 Sport years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW HP2 Sport overall (95.6%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 92.5% from 67 tests.
Which HP2 Sport year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 96.5% of 254 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HP2 Sport pass rate vary by year?
4.0 percentage points between the highest (2009, 96.5%) and lowest (2011, 92.5%) 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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