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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kymco KR Sport 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which KR Sport 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 62.0% average, from 713 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 64.5%
2012
lowest-passing year · 52.7%
11.8pp
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: 2011 (64.5% of 62 tests). Lowest: 2012 (52.7% of 55). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

50%59%67%2007: 61.8% pass (136 tests)2008: 63.4% pass (216 tests)2009: 63.2% pass (117 tests)2010: 61.2% pass (121 tests)2011: 64.5% pass (62 tests)2012: 52.7% pass (55 tests)200720102012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (62.0%)
2007 136 61.8% -0.2 pp
2008 216 63.4% +1.4 pp
2009 117 63.2% +1.2 pp
2010 121 61.2% -0.8 pp
2011 62 64.5% +2.5 pp
2012 55 52.7% -9.3 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 · 2011–2018
51%61%71%2011: 67.2% pass (67 tests)2012: 67.1% pass (85 tests)2013: 61.9% pass (97 tests)2014: 66.3% pass (89 tests)2015: 62.0% pass (100 tests)2016: 53.9% pass (76 tests)2017: 61.4% pass (57 tests)2018: 54.5% pass (33 tests)20112018

Questions

Which KR Sport 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kymco KR Sport 125 overall (62.0%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 52.7% from 55 tests.
Which KR Sport 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 64.5% of 62 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the KR Sport 125 pass rate vary by year?
11.8 percentage points between the highest (2011, 64.5%) and lowest (2012, 52.7%) 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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