BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Daelim VL 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VL 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.7% average, from 548 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 83.6%
2003
lowest-passing year · 54.8%
28.8pp
spread across 5 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: 2017 (83.6% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2003 (54.8% of 73). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

49%69%89%2003: 54.8% pass (73 tests)2013: 82.9% pass (70 tests)2014: 79.4% pass (68 tests)2016: 71.3% pass (80 tests)2017: 83.6% pass (55 tests)200320142017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (69.7%)
2003 73 54.8% -14.9 pp
2013 70 82.9% +13.2 pp
2014 68 79.4% +9.7 pp
2016 80 71.3% +1.6 pp
2017 55 83.6% +13.9 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2016–2023
67%75%82%2016: 73.6% pass (53 tests)2017: 73.9% pass (88 tests)2020: 79.6% pass (54 tests)2021: 73.8% pass (42 tests)2022: 69.4% pass (36 tests)2023: 75.0% pass (36 tests)20162023

Questions

Which VL 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Daelim VL 125 overall (69.7%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 54.8% from 73 tests.
Which VL 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 83.6% of 55 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2014, 2017.
How much does the VL 125 pass rate vary by year?
28.8 percentage points between the highest (2017, 83.6%) and lowest (2003, 54.8%) 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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