Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Bsa Bantam: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Bantam years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.7% average, from 7,202 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1963 (94.0% of 232 tests). Lowest: 1955 (82.6% of 184). Years more than two points below the model average: 1955, 1959.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (88.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 96 | 93.8% | +5.1 pp |
| 1950 | 145 | 88.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 1951 | 147 | 88.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1952 | 214 | 92.5% | +3.8 pp |
| 1953 | 156 | 87.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 1954 | 166 | 89.2% | +0.5 pp |
| 1955 | 184 | 82.6% | -6.1 pp |
| 1956 | 93 | 88.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 1957 | 123 | 88.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1958 | 82 | 89.0% | +0.3 pp |
| 1959 | 127 | 86.6% | -2.1 pp |
| 1960 | 230 | 89.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 266 | 89.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 189 | 87.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 232 | 94.0% | +5.3 pp |
| 1964 | 227 | 87.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 379 | 88.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 522 | 87.0% | -1.7 pp |
| 1967 | 580 | 89.0% | +0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 1,130 | 87.0% | -1.7 pp |
| 1969 | 647 | 90.6% | +1.9 pp |
| 1970 | 644 | 89.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 516 | 88.6% | -0.1 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
Questions
- Which Bantam years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1955, 1959 registered examples pass first time less often than the Bsa Bantam overall (88.7%); the 1955 cohort is lowest at 82.6% from 184 tests.
- Which Bantam year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1963, at 94.0% of 232 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1949, 1952, 1963.
- How much does the Bantam pass rate vary by year?
- 11.4 percentage points between the highest (1963, 94.0%) and lowest (1955, 82.6%) 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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