Gilera Runner 180: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Runner 180 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.6% average, from 1,394 DVSA tests.

2002

highest-passing year · 85.9%

2003

lowest-passing year · 72.9%

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: 2002 (85.9% of 199 tests). Lowest: 2003 (72.9% of 59). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001, 2003.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (81.6%)
1998	223	84.3%	+2.7 pp
1999	222	82.0%	+0.4 pp
2000	310	83.5%	+1.9 pp
2001	372	77.2%	-4.4 pp
2002	199	85.9%	+4.3 pp
2003	59	72.9%	-8.7 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 · 2005–2016

Questions

Which Runner 180 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2001, 2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Gilera Runner 180 overall (81.6%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 72.9% from 59 tests.
Which Runner 180 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2002, at 85.9% of 199 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 2002.
How much does the Runner 180 pass rate vary by year?: 13.0 percentage points between the highest (2002, 85.9%) and lowest (2003, 72.9%) 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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