Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Kymco Zing: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Zing years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 62.0% average, from 3,066 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2015 (73.6% of 106 tests). Lowest: 2000 (57.7% of 716). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998, 2000.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (62.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 188 | 58.0% | -4.0 pp |
| 1999 | 478 | 62.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 716 | 57.7% | -4.3 pp |
| 2001 | 614 | 60.4% | -1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 316 | 62.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 174 | 68.4% | +6.4 pp |
| 2012 | 71 | 62.0% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 94 | 72.3% | +10.3 pp |
| 2014 | 151 | 63.6% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 106 | 73.6% | +11.6 pp |
| 2016 | 74 | 68.9% | +6.9 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
Questions
- Which Zing years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1998, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kymco Zing overall (62.0%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 57.7% from 716 tests.
- Which Zing year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2015, at 73.6% of 106 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2013, 2015, 2016.
- How much does the Zing pass rate vary by year?
- 15.9 percentage points between the highest (2015, 73.6%) and lowest (2000, 57.7%) 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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