Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Lambretta GP125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which GP125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.7% average, from 11,707 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1994 (96.1% of 51 tests). Lowest: 1989 (76.6% of 64). Years more than two points below the model average: 1967, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2007, 2009.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (86.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 103 | 89.3% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 115 | 85.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 1962 | 129 | 88.4% | +1.7 pp |
| 1963 | 211 | 84.8% | -1.9 pp |
| 1964 | 289 | 89.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 1965 | 213 | 90.6% | +3.9 pp |
| 1966 | 266 | 89.1% | +2.4 pp |
| 1967 | 143 | 83.2% | -3.5 pp |
| 1968 | 98 | 91.8% | +5.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1,434 | 88.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 1970 | 1,352 | 87.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 1,196 | 90.0% | +3.3 pp |
| 1972 | 92 | 91.3% | +4.6 pp |
| 1975 | 115 | 89.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 1976 | 157 | 83.4% | -3.3 pp |
| 1977 | 181 | 87.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1978 | 452 | 82.7% | -4.0 pp |
| 1979 | 571 | 84.6% | -2.1 pp |
| 1980 | 749 | 84.2% | -2.5 pp |
| 1981 | 648 | 86.1% | -0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 303 | 88.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 1983 | 276 | 82.2% | -4.5 pp |
| 1984 | 323 | 84.8% | -1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 640 | 84.1% | -2.6 pp |
| 1986 | 300 | 83.7% | -3.0 pp |
| 1987 | 65 | 90.8% | +4.1 pp |
| 1988 | 94 | 89.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 1989 | 64 | 76.6% | -10.1 pp |
| 1990 | 61 | 91.8% | +5.1 pp |
| 1991 | 74 | 82.4% | -4.3 pp |
| 1992 | 114 | 86.0% | -0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 51 | 96.1% | +9.4 pp |
| 1997 | 50 | 88.0% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 51 | 88.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 65 | 86.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 64 | 84.4% | -2.3 pp |
| 2009 | 51 | 84.3% | -2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 59 | 89.8% | +3.1 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 GP125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1967, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2007, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lambretta GP125 overall (86.7%); the 1989 cohort is lowest at 76.6% from 64 tests.
- Which GP125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1994, at 96.1% of 51 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2010.
- How much does the GP125 pass rate vary by year?
- 19.5 percentage points between the highest (1994, 96.1%) and lowest (1989, 76.6%) 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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