Kymco Cobra Racer: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Cobra Racer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 72.7% average, from 1,021 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 77.7%

2000

lowest-passing year · 66.0%

11.7pp

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: 2001 (77.7% of 269 tests). Lowest: 2000 (66.0% of 212). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2002.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (72.7%)
1998	82	73.2%	+0.5 pp
1999	185	73.5%	+0.8 pp
2000	212	66.0%	-6.7 pp
2001	269	77.7%	+5.0 pp
2002	119	67.2%	-5.5 pp
2003	107	75.7%	+3.0 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 · 2006–2016

Questions

Which Cobra Racer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2000, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kymco Cobra Racer overall (72.7%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 66.0% from 212 tests.
Which Cobra Racer year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 77.7% of 269 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2003.
How much does the Cobra Racer pass rate vary by year?: 11.7 percentage points between the highest (2001, 77.7%) and lowest (2000, 66.0%) 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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