Daelim VL: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VL years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.1% average, from 590 DVSA tests.

2016

highest-passing year · 74.0%

2015

lowest-passing year · 72.8%

1.2pp

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: 2016 (74.0% of 77 tests). Lowest: 2015 (72.8% of 125).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (74.1%)
2013	106	73.6%	-0.5 pp
2014	196	73.5%	-0.6 pp
2015	125	72.8%	-1.3 pp
2016	77	74.0%	-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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2018–2025

Questions

Which VL years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Daelim VL falls more than two points under the model's 74.1% overall pass rate.
Which VL year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2016, at 74.0% of 77 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VL pass rate vary by year?: 1.2 percentage points between the highest (2016, 74.0%) and lowest (2015, 72.8%) 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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