Keeway RKV 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RKV 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 60.6% average, from 648 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 67.1%

2013

lowest-passing year · 54.9%

12.2pp

spread across 3 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: 2012 (67.1% of 222 tests). Lowest: 2013 (54.9% of 235). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011, 2013.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (60.6%)
2011	157	58.0%	-2.6 pp
2012	222	67.1%	+6.5 pp
2013	235	54.9%	-5.7 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 · 2014–2021

Questions

Which RKV 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2011, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Keeway RKV 125 overall (60.6%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 54.9% from 235 tests.
Which RKV 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 67.1% of 222 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RKV 125 pass rate vary by year?: 12.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 67.1%) and lowest (2013, 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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