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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Hyosung GT125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GT125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 58.6% average, from 2,449 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 64.6%
2005
lowest-passing year · 44.9%
19.7pp
spread across 9 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: 2011 (64.6% of 127 tests). Lowest: 2005 (44.9% of 98). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005, 2009.

41%55%69%2003: 56.6% pass (286 tests)2004: 60.4% pass (187 tests)2005: 44.9% pass (98 tests)2006: 60.4% pass (338 tests)2007: 58.8% pass (675 tests)2008: 59.6% pass (441 tests)2009: 53.3% pass (180 tests)2010: 62.2% pass (90 tests)2011: 64.6% pass (127 tests)200320072011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (58.6%)
2003 286 56.6% -2.0 pp
2004 187 60.4% +1.8 pp
2005 98 44.9% -13.7 pp
2006 338 60.4% +1.8 pp
2007 675 58.8% +0.2 pp
2008 441 59.6% +1.0 pp
2009 180 53.3% -5.3 pp
2010 90 62.2% +3.6 pp
2011 127 64.6% +6.0 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 · 2006–2025
40%61%82%2006: 60.0% pass (35 tests)2007: 74.6% pass (63 tests)2008: 62.7% pass (75 tests)2009: 47.0% pass (117 tests)2010: 58.0% pass (193 tests)2011: 67.7% pass (260 tests)2012: 49.8% pass (273 tests)2013: 53.4% pass (247 tests)2014: 63.6% pass (228 tests)2015: 59.4% pass (207 tests)2016: 58.4% pass (166 tests)2017: 57.7% pass (137 tests)2018: 64.7% pass (85 tests)2019: 63.8% pass (69 tests)2020: 57.4% pass (54 tests)2021: 58.4% pass (77 tests)2022: 55.6% pass (54 tests)2023: 58.3% pass (48 tests)2024: 46.7% pass (30 tests)2025: 58.1% pass (31 tests)20062025

Questions

Which GT125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Hyosung GT125 overall (58.6%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 44.9% from 98 tests.
Which GT125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 64.6% of 127 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2011.
How much does the GT125 pass rate vary by year?
19.7 percentage points between the highest (2011, 64.6%) and lowest (2005, 44.9%) 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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