BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto Echo 50 E4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Echo 50 E4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.1% average, from 2,676 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 69.0%
2020
lowest-passing year · 60.1%
8.9pp
spread across 4 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 (69.0% of 704 tests). Lowest: 2020 (60.1% of 810). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020.

58%65%71%2018: 69.0% pass (704 tests)2019: 64.0% pass (1,088 tests)2020: 60.1% pass (810 tests)2021: 63.0% pass (73 tests)201820202021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (64.1%)
2018 704 69.0% +4.9 pp
2019 1,088 64.0% -0.1 pp
2020 810 60.1% -4.0 pp
2021 73 63.0% -1.1 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025
60%64%68%2021: 66.5% pass (224 tests)2022: 65.7% pass (589 tests)2023: 64.2% pass (793 tests)2024: 63.3% pass (581 tests)2025: 61.6% pass (476 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Echo 50 E4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Echo 50 E4 overall (64.1%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 60.1% from 810 tests.
Which Echo 50 E4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 69.0% of 704 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Echo 50 E4 pass rate vary by year?
8.9 percentage points between the highest (2018, 69.0%) and lowest (2020, 60.1%) 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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