Lexmoto Assault: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Assault years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 59.3% average, from 1,627 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 65.2%

2015

lowest-passing year · 50.0%

15.2pp

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: 2017 (65.2% of 669 tests). Lowest: 2015 (50.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015, 2016.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (59.3%)
2015	50	50.0%	-9.3 pp
2016	882	55.0%	-4.3 pp
2017	669	65.2%	+5.9 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which Assault years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2015, 2016 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Assault overall (59.3%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 50.0% from 50 tests.
Which Assault year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 65.2% of 669 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Assault pass rate vary by year?: 15.2 percentage points between the highest (2017, 65.2%) and lowest (2015, 50.0%) 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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