BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Italjet D50LC: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which D50LC years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.3% average, from 822 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 78.1%
2002
lowest-passing year · 64.4%
13.7pp
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: 2000 (78.1% of 105 tests). Lowest: 2002 (64.4% of 191). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2003, 2004.

62%71%81%1999: 69.8% pass (106 tests)2000: 78.1% pass (105 tests)2001: 73.2% pass (142 tests)2002: 64.4% pass (191 tests)2003: 67.8% pass (171 tests)2004: 67.9% pass (56 tests)199920022004
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (70.3%)
1999 106 69.8% -0.5 pp
2000 105 78.1% +7.8 pp
2001 142 73.2% +2.9 pp
2002 191 64.4% -5.9 pp
2003 171 67.8% -2.5 pp
2004 56 67.9% -2.4 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 · 2006–2014
55%67%79%2006: 59.5% pass (131 tests)2007: 71.6% pass (95 tests)2008: 72.2% pass (79 tests)2009: 67.4% pass (86 tests)2010: 59.2% pass (71 tests)2011: 72.7% pass (66 tests)2012: 74.1% pass (54 tests)2013: 75.0% pass (48 tests)2014: 74.2% pass (31 tests)20062014

Questions

Which D50LC years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2002, 2003, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Italjet D50LC overall (70.3%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 64.4% from 191 tests.
Which D50LC year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 78.1% of 105 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2000, 2001.
How much does the D50LC pass rate vary by year?
13.7 percentage points between the highest (2000, 78.1%) and lowest (2002, 64.4%) 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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