Laverda 750 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 750 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.5% average, from 1,146 DVSA tests.

1999

highest-passing year · 82.9%

2001

lowest-passing year · 80.6%

2.3pp

spread across 5 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: 1999 (82.9% of 234 tests). Lowest: 2001 (80.6% of 103).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.5%)
1997	181	81.8%	-0.7 pp
1998	191	82.2%	-0.3 pp
1999	234	82.9%	+0.4 pp
2000	274	82.8%	+0.3 pp
2001	103	80.6%	-1.9 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2022

Questions

Which 750 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Laverda 750 S falls more than two points under the model's 82.5% overall pass rate.
Which 750 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1999, at 82.9% of 234 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 750 S pass rate vary by year?: 2.3 percentage points between the highest (1999, 82.9%) and lowest (2001, 80.6%) 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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