Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Lambretta TV175: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which TV175 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 5,657 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1961 (93.7% of 636 tests). Lowest: 1971 (86.3% of 124). Years more than two points below the model average: 1960, 1971.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (90.2%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 51 | 92.2% | +2.0 pp |
| 1959 | 218 | 91.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 1960 | 774 | 87.7% | -2.5 pp |
| 1961 | 636 | 93.7% | +3.5 pp |
| 1962 | 796 | 89.3% | -0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 1,074 | 90.0% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 951 | 89.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 676 | 90.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 105 | 93.3% | +3.1 pp |
| 1971 | 124 | 86.3% | -3.9 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 TV175 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1960, 1971 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lambretta TV175 overall (90.2%); the 1971 cohort is lowest at 86.3% from 124 tests.
- Which TV175 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1961, at 93.7% of 636 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1961, 1966.
- How much does the TV175 pass rate vary by year?
- 7.4 percentage points between the highest (1961, 93.7%) and lowest (1971, 86.3%) 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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