CCM 404E: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 404E years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.8% average, from 516 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 79.4%

2005

lowest-passing year · 67.2%

12.2pp

spread across 3 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: 2003 (79.4% of 160 tests). Lowest: 2005 (67.2% of 61). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.8%)
2003	160	79.4%	+3.6 pp
2004	265	72.8%	-3.0 pp
2005	61	67.2%	-8.6 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 · 2007–2016

Questions

Which 404E years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the CCM 404E overall (75.8%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 67.2% from 61 tests.
Which 404E year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 79.4% of 160 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 404E pass rate vary by year?: 12.2 percentage points between the highest (2003, 79.4%) and lowest (2005, 67.2%) 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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