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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Gilera RCR: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RCR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 50.5% average, from 1,530 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 56.2%
2008
lowest-passing year · 43.2%
13.0pp
spread across 6 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: 2007 (56.2% of 137 tests). Lowest: 2008 (43.2% of 81). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

41%50%59%2003: 50.9% pass (53 tests)2004: 49.7% pass (753 tests)2005: 53.4% pass (298 tests)2006: 48.7% pass (195 tests)2007: 56.2% pass (137 tests)2008: 43.2% pass (81 tests)200320062008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (50.5%)
2003 53 50.9% +0.4 pp
2004 753 49.7% -0.8 pp
2005 298 53.4% +2.9 pp
2006 195 48.7% -1.8 pp
2007 137 56.2% +5.7 pp
2008 81 43.2% -7.3 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 · 2007–2017
39%51%63%2007: 49.6% pass (135 tests)2008: 50.0% pass (176 tests)2009: 51.6% pass (159 tests)2010: 44.3% pass (176 tests)2011: 48.5% pass (169 tests)2012: 43.0% pass (151 tests)2013: 54.6% pass (119 tests)2014: 57.4% pass (94 tests)2015: 48.7% pass (78 tests)2016: 47.4% pass (57 tests)2017: 59.2% pass (49 tests)20072017

Questions

Which RCR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Gilera RCR overall (50.5%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 43.2% from 81 tests.
Which RCR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 56.2% of 137 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2007.
How much does the RCR pass rate vary by year?
13.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 56.2%) and lowest (2008, 43.2%) 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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