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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Hyosung GT 125 Comet: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GT 125 Comet years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 59.8% average, from 1,504 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 71.9%
2003
lowest-passing year · 54.9%
17.0pp
spread across 8 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 (71.9% of 89 tests). Lowest: 2003 (54.9% of 390). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2005.

52%63%75%2003: 54.9% pass (390 tests)2004: 57.9% pass (385 tests)2005: 57.7% pass (104 tests)2007: 71.9% pass (89 tests)2008: 64.5% pass (214 tests)2009: 60.7% pass (107 tests)2010: 64.1% pass (64 tests)2011: 66.7% pass (51 tests)200320082011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (59.8%)
2003 390 54.9% -4.9 pp
2004 385 57.9% -1.9 pp
2005 104 57.7% -2.1 pp
2007 89 71.9% +12.1 pp
2008 214 64.5% +4.7 pp
2009 107 60.7% +0.9 pp
2010 64 64.1% +4.3 pp
2011 51 66.7% +6.9 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 · 2006–2023
48%58%68%2006: 52.0% pass (50 tests)2007: 61.8% pass (102 tests)2008: 60.2% pass (98 tests)2009: 57.0% pass (100 tests)2010: 53.9% pass (89 tests)2011: 61.3% pass (124 tests)2012: 57.4% pass (129 tests)2013: 58.8% pass (153 tests)2014: 61.9% pass (126 tests)2015: 64.7% pass (116 tests)2016: 62.2% pass (90 tests)2017: 60.5% pass (86 tests)2018: 62.5% pass (48 tests)2019: 62.8% pass (43 tests)2020: 63.3% pass (30 tests)2021: 51.5% pass (33 tests)2023: 56.7% pass (30 tests)20062023

Questions

Which GT 125 Comet years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Hyosung GT 125 Comet overall (59.8%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 54.9% from 390 tests.
Which GT 125 Comet year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 71.9% of 89 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011.
How much does the GT 125 Comet pass rate vary by year?
17.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 71.9%) and lowest (2003, 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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