BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto XTR: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XTR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 55.2% average, from 2,456 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 67.3%
2018
lowest-passing year · 49.5%
17.8pp
spread across 8 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: 2011 (67.3% of 52 tests). Lowest: 2018 (49.5% of 97). Years more than two points below the model average: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018.

46%58%71%2011: 67.3% pass (52 tests)2012: 57.6% pass (165 tests)2013: 53.6% pass (261 tests)2014: 51.9% pass (653 tests)2015: 52.2% pass (454 tests)2016: 52.8% pass (390 tests)2017: 66.6% pass (374 tests)2018: 49.5% pass (97 tests)201120152018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (55.2%)
2011 52 67.3% +12.1 pp
2012 165 57.6% +2.4 pp
2013 261 53.6% -1.6 pp
2014 653 51.9% -3.3 pp
2015 454 52.2% -3.0 pp
2016 390 52.8% -2.4 pp
2017 374 66.6% +11.4 pp
2018 97 49.5% -5.7 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
46%57%69%2017: 49.7% pass (304 tests)2018: 55.1% pass (283 tests)2019: 50.5% pass (319 tests)2020: 64.8% pass (420 tests)2021: 51.7% pass (393 tests)2022: 54.6% pass (293 tests)2023: 57.1% pass (210 tests)2024: 57.1% pass (112 tests)2025: 56.0% pass (100 tests)20172025

Questions

Which XTR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto XTR overall (55.2%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 49.5% from 97 tests.
Which XTR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 67.3% of 52 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2012, 2017.
How much does the XTR pass rate vary by year?
17.8 percentage points between the highest (2011, 67.3%) and lowest (2018, 49.5%) 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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