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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Hyosung GV250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GV250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.3% average, from 1,404 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 84.6%
2003
lowest-passing year · 75.5%
9.1pp
spread across 10 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 (84.6% of 52 tests). Lowest: 2003 (75.5% of 94). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001, 2003, 2004.

74%80%86%2001: 75.8% pass (99 tests)2002: 76.4% pass (72 tests)2003: 75.5% pass (94 tests)2004: 76.1% pass (88 tests)2006: 79.2% pass (53 tests)2007: 77.9% pass (398 tests)2008: 79.1% pass (301 tests)2009: 77.4% pass (115 tests)2011: 84.6% pass (52 tests)2012: 81.7% pass (60 tests)200120072012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (78.3%)
2001 99 75.8% -2.5 pp
2002 72 76.4% -1.9 pp
2003 94 75.5% -2.8 pp
2004 88 76.1% -2.2 pp
2006 53 79.2% +0.9 pp
2007 398 77.9% -0.4 pp
2008 301 79.1% +0.8 pp
2009 115 77.4% -0.9 pp
2011 52 84.6% +6.3 pp
2012 60 81.7% +3.4 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 · 2007–2023
64%79%93%2007: 75.8% pass (33 tests)2008: 87.5% pass (32 tests)2009: 69.2% pass (39 tests)2010: 76.1% pass (71 tests)2011: 74.5% pass (110 tests)2012: 80.6% pass (129 tests)2013: 79.1% pass (129 tests)2014: 72.6% pass (117 tests)2015: 79.5% pass (117 tests)2016: 75.0% pass (108 tests)2017: 88.3% pass (103 tests)2018: 77.8% pass (72 tests)2019: 73.7% pass (57 tests)2020: 76.5% pass (51 tests)2021: 77.0% pass (61 tests)2022: 78.4% pass (51 tests)2023: 78.7% pass (47 tests)20072023

Questions

Which GV250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2001, 2003, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Hyosung GV250 overall (78.3%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 75.5% from 94 tests.
Which GV250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 84.6% of 52 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2012.
How much does the GV250 pass rate vary by year?
9.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 84.6%) and lowest (2003, 75.5%) 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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