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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto HT: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HT years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 59.8% average, from 1,240 DVSA tests.

2015
highest-passing year · 62.3%
2013
lowest-passing year · 54.3%
8.0pp
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: 2015 (62.3% of 377 tests). Lowest: 2013 (54.3% of 199). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012, 2013.

53%58%64%2012: 55.3% pass (123 tests)2013: 54.3% pass (199 tests)2014: 60.7% pass (458 tests)2015: 62.3% pass (377 tests)201220142015
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (59.8%)
2012 123 55.3% -4.5 pp
2013 199 54.3% -5.5 pp
2014 458 60.7% +0.9 pp
2015 377 62.3% +2.5 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 · 2017–2025
49%63%78%2017: 55.9% pass (186 tests)2018: 66.8% pass (199 tests)2019: 55.1% pass (158 tests)2020: 59.8% pass (127 tests)2021: 53.5% pass (157 tests)2022: 63.4% pass (153 tests)2023: 62.5% pass (112 tests)2024: 55.7% pass (79 tests)2025: 72.9% pass (59 tests)20172025

Questions

Which HT years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto HT overall (59.8%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 54.3% from 199 tests.
Which HT year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2015, at 62.3% of 377 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HT pass rate vary by year?
8.0 percentage points between the highest (2015, 62.3%) and lowest (2013, 54.3%) 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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