BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Gilera Fuoco 500: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fuoco 500 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.6% average, from 1,199 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 92.0%
2008
lowest-passing year · 82.6%
9.4pp
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: 2011 (92.0% of 87 tests). Lowest: 2008 (82.6% of 305). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

81%87%94%2007: 85.9% pass (462 tests)2008: 82.6% pass (305 tests)2009: 84.8% pass (164 tests)2010: 85.8% pass (162 tests)2011: 92.0% pass (87 tests)200720092011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.6%)
2007 462 85.9% +0.3 pp
2008 305 82.6% -3.0 pp
2009 164 84.8% -0.8 pp
2010 162 85.8% +0.2 pp
2011 87 92.0% +6.4 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 · 2010–2024
81%86%91%2010: 84.8% pass (46 tests)2011: 88.5% pass (87 tests)2012: 86.1% pass (108 tests)2013: 83.9% pass (124 tests)2014: 85.9% pass (128 tests)2015: 84.3% pass (115 tests)2016: 84.2% pass (120 tests)2017: 83.0% pass (100 tests)2018: 89.6% pass (67 tests)2019: 82.5% pass (63 tests)2020: 86.4% pass (44 tests)2021: 86.0% pass (50 tests)2022: 83.3% pass (48 tests)2023: 88.1% pass (42 tests)2024: 86.7% pass (30 tests)20102024

Questions

Which Fuoco 500 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Gilera Fuoco 500 overall (85.6%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 82.6% from 305 tests.
Which Fuoco 500 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 92.0% of 87 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fuoco 500 pass rate vary by year?
9.4 percentage points between the highest (2011, 92.0%) and lowest (2008, 82.6%) 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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