Lexmoto FMR: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FMR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.7% average, from 3,771 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 71.3%

2018

lowest-passing year · 57.5%

13.8pp

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: 2017 (71.3% of 762 tests). Lowest: 2018 (57.5% of 73). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015, 2018.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (64.7%)
2015	938	61.4%	-3.3 pp
2016	1,998	64.0%	-0.7 pp
2017	762	71.3%	+6.6 pp
2018	73	57.5%	-7.2 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 · 2018–2025

Questions

Which FMR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2015, 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto FMR overall (64.7%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 57.5% from 73 tests.
Which FMR year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 71.3% of 762 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the FMR pass rate vary by year?: 13.8 percentage points between the highest (2017, 71.3%) and lowest (2018, 57.5%) 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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