Husqvarna WRE125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which WRE125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.3% average, from 621 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 67.8%

2007

lowest-passing year · 54.9%

12.9pp

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: 2004 (67.8% of 115 tests). Lowest: 2007 (54.9% of 51). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2005, 2007.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (64.3%)
2003	68	60.3%	-4.0 pp
2004	115	67.8%	+3.5 pp
2005	72	59.7%	-4.6 pp
2007	51	54.9%	-9.4 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 · 2007–2017

Questions

Which WRE125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2003, 2005, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Husqvarna WRE125 overall (64.3%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 54.9% from 51 tests.
Which WRE125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 67.8% of 115 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the WRE125 pass rate vary by year?: 12.9 percentage points between the highest (2004, 67.8%) and lowest (2007, 54.9%) 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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