BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto HT 125-8 Vixen: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HT 125-8 Vixen years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 61.3% average, from 1,821 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 62.9%
2014
lowest-passing year · 54.5%
8.4pp
spread across 5 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 (62.9% of 463 tests). Lowest: 2014 (54.5% of 55). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010, 2014.

53%59%65%2010: 54.7% pass (170 tests)2011: 61.9% pass (493 tests)2012: 61.5% pass (623 tests)2013: 62.9% pass (463 tests)2014: 54.5% pass (55 tests)201020122014
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (61.3%)
2010 170 54.7% -6.6 pp
2011 493 61.9% +0.6 pp
2012 623 61.5% +0.2 pp
2013 463 62.9% +1.6 pp
2014 55 54.5% -6.8 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 · 2013–2025
36%56%77%2013: 42.5% pass (40 tests)2014: 56.3% pass (144 tests)2015: 60.3% pass (302 tests)2016: 58.8% pass (405 tests)2017: 60.7% pass (267 tests)2018: 70.3% pass (145 tests)2019: 70.3% pass (101 tests)2020: 64.3% pass (84 tests)2021: 63.6% pass (99 tests)2022: 66.3% pass (80 tests)2023: 60.6% pass (66 tests)2024: 60.5% pass (43 tests)2025: 60.5% pass (43 tests)20132025

Questions

Which HT 125-8 Vixen years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2010, 2014 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto HT 125-8 Vixen overall (61.3%); the 2014 cohort is lowest at 54.5% from 55 tests.
Which HT 125-8 Vixen year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 62.9% of 463 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HT 125-8 Vixen pass rate vary by year?
8.4 percentage points between the highest (2013, 62.9%) and lowest (2014, 54.5%) 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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