Lexmoto Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 63.2% average, from 658 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 66.5%

2021

lowest-passing year · 55.4%

11.1pp

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: 2019 (66.5% of 212 tests). Lowest: 2021 (55.4% of 74). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020, 2021.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (63.2%)
2018	174	66.1%	+2.9 pp
2019	212	66.5%	+3.3 pp
2020	198	60.1%	-3.1 pp
2021	74	55.4%	-7.8 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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2020, 2021 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A overall (63.2%); the 2021 cohort is lowest at 55.4% from 74 tests.
Which Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 66.5% of 212 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2018, 2019.
How much does the Tempest 125 LJ 125-9A pass rate vary by year?: 11.1 percentage points between the highest (2019, 66.5%) and lowest (2021, 55.4%) 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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