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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

CCM FT 35S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FT 35S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.6% average, from 644 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 96.6%
2008
lowest-passing year · 84.5%
12.1pp
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 (96.6% of 87 tests). Lowest: 2008 (84.5% of 71). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

82%91%99%2006: 85.4% pass (268 tests)2007: 84.7% pass (190 tests)2008: 84.5% pass (71 tests)2009: 96.6% pass (87 tests)200620082009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.6%)
2006 268 85.4% -1.2 pp
2007 190 84.7% -1.9 pp
2008 71 84.5% -2.1 pp
2009 87 96.6% +10.0 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 · 2010–2023
67%83%100%2010: 81.0% pass (42 tests)2011: 72.5% pass (51 tests)2012: 87.5% pass (48 tests)2013: 89.1% pass (55 tests)2014: 90.4% pass (52 tests)2015: 88.0% pass (50 tests)2016: 88.2% pass (51 tests)2017: 82.5% pass (40 tests)2018: 88.6% pass (35 tests)2021: 90.6% pass (32 tests)2022: 91.2% pass (34 tests)2023: 94.4% pass (36 tests)20102023

Questions

Which FT 35S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the CCM FT 35S overall (86.6%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 84.5% from 71 tests.
Which FT 35S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 96.6% of 87 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the FT 35S pass rate vary by year?
12.1 percentage points between the highest (2009, 96.6%) and lowest (2008, 84.5%) 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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