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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Husqvarna WR250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which WR250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.7% average, from 899 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 79.8%
2003
lowest-passing year · 69.2%
10.6pp
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 (79.8% of 84 tests). Lowest: 2003 (69.2% of 117). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2008.

67%75%82%2003: 69.2% pass (117 tests)2004: 74.1% pass (108 tests)2005: 73.8% pass (84 tests)2006: 77.5% pass (80 tests)2007: 79.8% pass (84 tests)2008: 70.3% pass (64 tests)200320062008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (74.7%)
2003 117 69.2% -5.5 pp
2004 108 74.1% -0.6 pp
2005 84 73.8% -0.9 pp
2006 80 77.5% +2.8 pp
2007 84 79.8% +5.1 pp
2008 64 70.3% -4.4 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 · 2007–2022
60%74%89%2007: 64.5% pass (31 tests)2008: 64.7% pass (34 tests)2009: 76.6% pass (47 tests)2010: 78.3% pass (46 tests)2011: 65.1% pass (63 tests)2012: 66.2% pass (68 tests)2013: 78.8% pass (66 tests)2014: 72.4% pass (76 tests)2015: 84.3% pass (70 tests)2016: 79.2% pass (72 tests)2017: 82.8% pass (58 tests)2018: 81.3% pass (32 tests)2019: 72.7% pass (33 tests)2021: 71.4% pass (42 tests)2022: 72.5% pass (40 tests)20072022

Questions

Which WR250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Husqvarna WR250 overall (74.7%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 69.2% from 117 tests.
Which WR250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 79.8% of 84 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2007.
How much does the WR250 pass rate vary by year?
10.6 percentage points between the highest (2007, 79.8%) and lowest (2003, 69.2%) 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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