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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kymco CK: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CK years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.7% average, from 1,870 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 75.7%
2005
lowest-passing year · 63.0%
12.7pp
spread across 8 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 (75.7% of 107 tests). Lowest: 2005 (63.0% of 370). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

60%69%78%2004: 68.5% pass (216 tests)2005: 63.0% pass (370 tests)2006: 65.2% pass (141 tests)2007: 69.7% pass (109 tests)2014: 68.5% pass (235 tests)2015: 65.8% pass (371 tests)2016: 67.5% pass (277 tests)2017: 75.7% pass (107 tests)200420142017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.7%)
2004 216 68.5% +1.8 pp
2005 370 63.0% -3.7 pp
2006 141 65.2% -1.5 pp
2007 109 69.7% +3.0 pp
2014 235 68.5% +1.8 pp
2015 371 65.8% -0.9 pp
2016 277 67.5% +0.8 pp
2017 107 75.7% +9.0 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 · 2008–2025
57%67%77%2008: 69.3% pass (75 tests)2009: 70.5% pass (88 tests)2010: 61.4% pass (101 tests)2011: 63.4% pass (101 tests)2012: 63.6% pass (88 tests)2013: 65.4% pass (81 tests)2014: 63.5% pass (74 tests)2015: 66.7% pass (66 tests)2016: 60.8% pass (51 tests)2017: 65.1% pass (86 tests)2018: 65.4% pass (136 tests)2019: 64.1% pass (170 tests)2020: 72.3% pass (191 tests)2021: 71.8% pass (170 tests)2022: 66.2% pass (139 tests)2023: 65.0% pass (120 tests)2024: 74.1% pass (54 tests)2025: 68.4% pass (57 tests)20082025

Questions

Which CK years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kymco CK overall (66.7%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 63.0% from 370 tests.
Which CK year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 75.7% of 107 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2017.
How much does the CK pass rate vary by year?
12.7 percentage points between the highest (2017, 75.7%) and lowest (2005, 63.0%) 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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