KSR Moto Worx 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Worx 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.3% average, from 1,387 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 70.9%

2016

lowest-passing year · 55.2%

15.7pp

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: 2017 (70.9% of 196 tests). Lowest: 2016 (55.2% of 181). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016, 2018.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (64.3%)
2013	100	64.0%	-0.3 pp
2014	441	65.1%	+0.8 pp
2015	306	67.6%	+3.3 pp
2016	181	55.2%	-9.1 pp
2017	196	70.9%	+6.6 pp
2018	128	57.0%	-7.3 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which Worx 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2016, 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the KSR Moto Worx 125 overall (64.3%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 55.2% from 181 tests.
Which Worx 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 70.9% of 196 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2015, 2017.
How much does the Worx 125 pass rate vary by year?: 15.7 percentage points between the highest (2017, 70.9%) and lowest (2016, 55.2%) 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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