BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Keeway TX 125 E4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which TX 125 E4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 62.9% average, from 547 DVSA tests.

2020
highest-passing year · 68.5%
2017
lowest-passing year · 58.2%
10.3pp
spread across 5 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: 2020 (68.5% of 92 tests). Lowest: 2017 (58.2% of 67). Years more than two points below the model average: 2017, 2019.

56%63%71%2017: 58.2% pass (67 tests)2018: 62.8% pass (188 tests)2019: 59.4% pass (128 tests)2020: 68.5% pass (92 tests)2021: 66.7% pass (72 tests)201720192021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (62.9%)
2017 67 58.2% -4.7 pp
2018 188 62.8% -0.1 pp
2019 128 59.4% -3.5 pp
2020 92 68.5% +5.6 pp
2021 72 66.7% +3.8 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 · 2021–2025
56%63%70%2021: 68.1% pass (72 tests)2022: 67.7% pass (99 tests)2023: 58.8% pass (119 tests)2024: 61.1% pass (126 tests)2025: 61.9% pass (113 tests)20212025

Questions

Which TX 125 E4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2017, 2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Keeway TX 125 E4 overall (62.9%); the 2017 cohort is lowest at 58.2% from 67 tests.
Which TX 125 E4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2020, at 68.5% of 92 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2020, 2021.
How much does the TX 125 E4 pass rate vary by year?
10.3 percentage points between the highest (2020, 68.5%) and lowest (2017, 58.2%) 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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