BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto Michigan: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Michigan years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.0% average, from 3,312 DVSA tests.

2020
highest-passing year · 72.8%
2019
lowest-passing year · 63.1%
9.7pp
spread across 7 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: 2020 (72.8% of 651 tests). Lowest: 2019 (63.1% of 472). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015, 2019, 2021.

61%68%75%2015: 64.3% pass (445 tests)2016: 68.5% pass (1,055 tests)2017: 69.1% pass (217 tests)2018: 69.3% pass (361 tests)2019: 63.1% pass (472 tests)2020: 72.8% pass (651 tests)2021: 63.1% pass (111 tests)201520182021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (68.0%)
2015 445 64.3% -3.7 pp
2016 1,055 68.5% +0.5 pp
2017 217 69.1% +1.1 pp
2018 361 69.3% +1.3 pp
2019 472 63.1% -4.9 pp
2020 651 72.8% +4.8 pp
2021 111 63.1% -4.9 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 · 2018–2025
63%68%73%2018: 67.1% pass (73 tests)2019: 67.2% pass (232 tests)2020: 71.0% pass (276 tests)2021: 69.2% pass (403 tests)2022: 64.3% pass (540 tests)2023: 68.4% pass (661 tests)2024: 67.7% pass (575 tests)2025: 69.6% pass (540 tests)20182025

Questions

Which Michigan years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2015, 2019, 2021 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Michigan overall (68.0%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 63.1% from 472 tests.
Which Michigan year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2020, at 72.8% of 651 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Michigan pass rate vary by year?
9.7 percentage points between the highest (2020, 72.8%) and lowest (2019, 63.1%) 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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