Lexmoto Gladiator 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gladiator 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 54.9% average, from 2,330 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 57.8%

2011

lowest-passing year · 51.8%

6.0pp

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: 2013 (57.8% of 775 tests). Lowest: 2011 (51.8% of 548). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (54.9%)
2010	127	55.9%	+1.0 pp
2011	548	51.8%	-3.1 pp
2012	827	53.9%	-1.0 pp
2013	775	57.8%	+2.9 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 · 2013–2023

Questions

Which Gladiator 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Gladiator 125 overall (54.9%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 51.8% from 548 tests.
Which Gladiator 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 57.8% of 775 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gladiator 125 pass rate vary by year?: 6.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 57.8%) and lowest (2011, 51.8%) 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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