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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Gilera Runner: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Runner years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.8% average, from 69,850 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 84.3%
1997
lowest-passing year · 66.2%
18.1pp
spread across 21 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: 2017 (84.3% of 191 tests). Lowest: 1997 (66.2% of 145). Years more than two points below the model average: 1997, 2004, 2005.

63%75%88%1997: 66.2% pass (145 tests)1998: 72.7% pass (2,902 tests)1999: 70.5% pass (6,861 tests)2000: 69.2% pass (9,336 tests)2001: 70.3% pass (9,635 tests)2002: 70.5% pass (9,823 tests)2003: 69.3% pass (7,860 tests)2004: 68.4% pass (4,671 tests)2005: 67.2% pass (3,278 tests)2006: 72.2% pass (3,573 tests)2007: 73.2% pass (3,265 tests)2008: 73.3% pass (2,482 tests)2009: 76.3% pass (1,614 tests)2010: 76.7% pass (1,130 tests)2011: 75.0% pass (697 tests)2012: 75.8% pass (567 tests)2013: 77.8% pass (454 tests)2014: 76.5% pass (477 tests)2015: 81.6% pass (435 tests)2016: 77.5% pass (396 tests)2017: 84.3% pass (191 tests)199720072017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (70.8%)
1997 145 66.2% -4.6 pp
1998 2,902 72.7% +1.9 pp
1999 6,861 70.5% -0.3 pp
2000 9,336 69.2% -1.6 pp
2001 9,635 70.3% -0.5 pp
2002 9,823 70.5% -0.3 pp
2003 7,860 69.3% -1.5 pp
2004 4,671 68.4% -2.4 pp
2005 3,278 67.2% -3.6 pp
2006 3,573 72.2% +1.4 pp
2007 3,265 73.2% +2.4 pp
2008 2,482 73.3% +2.5 pp
2009 1,614 76.3% +5.5 pp
2010 1,130 76.7% +5.9 pp
2011 697 75.0% +4.2 pp
2012 567 75.8% +5.0 pp
2013 454 77.8% +7.0 pp
2014 477 76.5% +5.7 pp
2015 435 81.6% +10.8 pp
2016 396 77.5% +6.7 pp
2017 191 84.3% +13.5 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 · 2005–2025
63%76%90%2005: 70.3% pass (1,527 tests)2006: 70.5% pass (7,123 tests)2007: 69.7% pass (6,601 tests)2008: 67.8% pass (6,152 tests)2009: 67.1% pass (5,971 tests)2010: 67.9% pass (5,818 tests)2011: 67.6% pass (5,731 tests)2012: 69.5% pass (5,133 tests)2013: 69.5% pass (4,623 tests)2014: 70.6% pass (3,920 tests)2015: 72.1% pass (3,309 tests)2016: 73.3% pass (2,629 tests)2017: 76.1% pass (2,169 tests)2018: 77.2% pass (1,436 tests)2019: 77.0% pass (1,355 tests)2020: 75.8% pass (1,251 tests)2021: 79.1% pass (1,387 tests)2022: 80.5% pass (1,208 tests)2023: 81.3% pass (1,037 tests)2024: 84.0% pass (698 tests)2025: 85.5% pass (772 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Runner years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1997, 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Gilera Runner overall (70.8%); the 1997 cohort is lowest at 66.2% from 145 tests.
Which Runner year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 84.3% of 191 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
How much does the Runner pass rate vary by year?
18.1 percentage points between the highest (2017, 84.3%) and lowest (1997, 66.2%) 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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