Lexmoto Aspire: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Aspire years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 59.3% average, from 570 DVSA tests.

2018

highest-passing year · 62.9%

2016

lowest-passing year · 58.8%

4.1pp

spread across 3 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: 2018 (62.9% of 70 tests). Lowest: 2016 (58.8% of 403).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (59.3%)
2016	403	58.8%	-0.5 pp
2017	91	60.4%	+1.1 pp
2018	70	62.9%	+3.6 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which Aspire years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Lexmoto Aspire falls more than two points under the model's 59.3% overall pass rate.
Which Aspire year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2018, at 62.9% of 70 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Aspire pass rate vary by year?: 4.1 percentage points between the highest (2018, 62.9%) and lowest (2016, 58.8%) 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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