Lexmoto Valiant: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Valiant years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 61.5% average, from 1,115 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 71.1%

2015

lowest-passing year · 56.0%

15.1pp

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: 2017 (71.1% of 149 tests). Lowest: 2015 (56.0% of 150). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015, 2018, 2019.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (61.5%)
2015	150	56.0%	-5.5 pp
2016	485	63.1%	+1.6 pp
2017	149	71.1%	+9.6 pp
2018	157	56.7%	-4.8 pp
2019	170	58.2%	-3.3 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

Questions

Which Valiant years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2015, 2018, 2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto Valiant overall (61.5%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 56.0% from 150 tests.
Which Valiant year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 71.1% of 149 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Valiant pass rate vary by year?: 15.1 percentage points between the highest (2017, 71.1%) and lowest (2015, 56.0%) 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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