Derbi Senda (restricted): MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Senda (restricted) years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 46.7% average, from 516 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 53.2%

2000

lowest-passing year · 40.5%

12.7pp

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: 2001 (53.2% of 94 tests). Lowest: 2000 (40.5% of 79). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2002.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (46.7%)
2000	79	40.5%	-6.2 pp
2001	94	53.2%	+6.5 pp
2002	73	42.5%	-4.2 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 · 2006–2009

Questions

Which Senda (restricted) years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2000, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Derbi Senda (restricted) overall (46.7%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 40.5% from 79 tests.
Which Senda (restricted) year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 53.2% of 94 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Senda (restricted) pass rate vary by year?: 12.7 percentage points between the highest (2001, 53.2%) and lowest (2000, 40.5%) 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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