Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Bsa A10: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which A10 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.6% average, from 10,227 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1961 (93.6% of 2,205 tests). Lowest: 1950 (88.0% of 92). Years more than two points below the model average: 1950, 1953, 1958, 1971.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (91.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 92 | 88.0% | -3.6 pp |
| 1951 | 51 | 92.2% | +0.6 pp |
| 1952 | 171 | 90.1% | -1.5 pp |
| 1953 | 256 | 89.1% | -2.5 pp |
| 1954 | 361 | 90.0% | -1.6 pp |
| 1955 | 415 | 91.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 1956 | 272 | 90.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 1957 | 449 | 91.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1958 | 641 | 89.2% | -2.4 pp |
| 1959 | 1,327 | 91.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1960 | 2,196 | 92.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 1961 | 2,205 | 93.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 1962 | 728 | 89.7% | -1.9 pp |
| 1963 | 251 | 91.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 533 | 88.7% | -2.9 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
Questions
- Which A10 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1950, 1953, 1958, 1971 registered examples pass first time less often than the Bsa A10 overall (91.6%); the 1950 cohort is lowest at 88.0% from 92 tests.
- Which A10 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1961, at 93.6% of 2,205 first tests (2005–2025).
- How much does the A10 pass rate vary by year?
- 5.6 percentage points between the highest (1961, 93.6%) and lowest (1950, 88.0%) 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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