Kymco Super 8 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Super 8 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.3% average, from 878 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 81.5%

2009

lowest-passing year · 69.8%

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: 2011 (81.5% of 119 tests). Lowest: 2009 (69.8% of 106). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009, 2012.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.3%)
2008	154	70.1%	-5.2 pp
2009	106	69.8%	-5.5 pp
2010	165	80.6%	+5.3 pp
2011	119	81.5%	+6.2 pp
2012	119	73.1%	-2.2 pp
2013	161	75.8%	+0.5 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 · 2011–2022

Questions

Which Super 8 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2008, 2009, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kymco Super 8 125 overall (75.3%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 69.8% from 106 tests.
Which Super 8 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 81.5% of 119 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2011.
How much does the Super 8 125 pass rate vary by year?: 11.7 percentage points between the highest (2011, 81.5%) and lowest (2009, 69.8%) 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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