Haotian HT 125-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HT 125-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 56.0% average, from 775 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 65.9%

2006

lowest-passing year · 52.3%

13.6pp

spread across 4 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: 2009 (65.9% of 82 tests). Lowest: 2006 (52.3% of 132). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (56.0%)
2006	132	52.3%	-3.7 pp
2007	263	57.0%	+1.0 pp
2008	294	53.4%	-2.6 pp
2009	82	65.9%	+9.9 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 · 2010–2017

Questions

Which HT 125-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Haotian HT 125-8 overall (56.0%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 52.3% from 132 tests.
Which HT 125-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 65.9% of 82 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HT 125-8 pass rate vary by year?: 13.6 percentage points between the highest (2009, 65.9%) and lowest (2006, 52.3%) 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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