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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

BMW R1150: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which R1150 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.5% average, from 170,963 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 95.8%
1993
lowest-passing year · 84.6%
11.2pp
spread across 17 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: 2008 (95.8% of 71 tests). Lowest: 1993 (84.6% of 1,610). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

82%90%98%1993: 84.6% pass (1,610 tests)1994: 85.3% pass (3,280 tests)1995: 85.1% pass (4,915 tests)1996: 84.7% pass (8,418 tests)1997: 85.1% pass (9,516 tests)1998: 85.7% pass (11,132 tests)1999: 87.4% pass (13,002 tests)2000: 87.5% pass (14,444 tests)2001: 89.2% pass (21,417 tests)2002: 89.9% pass (30,331 tests)2003: 90.4% pass (29,861 tests)2004: 90.7% pass (15,747 tests)2005: 90.4% pass (6,492 tests)2006: 91.6% pass (239 tests)2007: 94.1% pass (101 tests)2008: 95.8% pass (71 tests)2009: 94.3% pass (88 tests)199320012009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.5%)
1993 1,610 84.6% -3.9 pp
1994 3,280 85.3% -3.2 pp
1995 4,915 85.1% -3.4 pp
1996 8,418 84.7% -3.8 pp
1997 9,516 85.1% -3.4 pp
1998 11,132 85.7% -2.8 pp
1999 13,002 87.4% -1.1 pp
2000 14,444 87.5% -1.0 pp
2001 21,417 89.2% +0.7 pp
2002 30,331 89.9% +1.4 pp
2003 29,861 90.4% +1.9 pp
2004 15,747 90.7% +2.2 pp
2005 6,492 90.4% +1.9 pp
2006 239 91.6% +3.1 pp
2007 101 94.1% +5.6 pp
2008 71 95.8% +7.3 pp
2009 88 94.3% +5.8 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 · 2005–2025
86%89%93%2005: 91.8% pass (1,783 tests)2006: 91.8% pass (11,766 tests)2007: 90.6% pass (12,755 tests)2008: 89.3% pass (12,801 tests)2009: 87.4% pass (12,250 tests)2010: 88.3% pass (11,350 tests)2011: 87.3% pass (10,984 tests)2012: 87.6% pass (10,112 tests)2013: 87.1% pass (9,721 tests)2014: 87.5% pass (9,342 tests)2015: 88.0% pass (8,996 tests)2016: 87.6% pass (8,520 tests)2017: 88.2% pass (7,949 tests)2018: 88.1% pass (5,972 tests)2019: 88.3% pass (5,733 tests)2020: 88.0% pass (4,876 tests)2021: 87.9% pass (6,249 tests)2022: 88.6% pass (5,825 tests)2023: 89.1% pass (5,560 tests)2024: 88.1% pass (4,103 tests)2025: 89.1% pass (4,316 tests)20052025

Questions

Which R1150 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW R1150 overall (88.5%); the 1993 cohort is lowest at 84.6% from 1,610 tests.
Which R1150 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 95.8% of 71 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
How much does the R1150 pass rate vary by year?
11.2 percentage points between the highest (2008, 95.8%) and lowest (1993, 84.6%) 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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