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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto ZN: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZN years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.4% average, from 976 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 72.2%
2015
lowest-passing year · 65.8%
6.4pp
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: 2013 (72.2% of 176 tests). Lowest: 2015 (65.8% of 319). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015.

65%69%73%2012: 70.3% pass (74 tests)2013: 72.2% pass (176 tests)2014: 68.2% pass (267 tests)2015: 65.8% pass (319 tests)2016: 71.0% pass (124 tests)201220142016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (68.4%)
2012 74 70.3% +1.9 pp
2013 176 72.2% +3.8 pp
2014 267 68.2% -0.2 pp
2015 319 65.8% -2.6 pp
2016 124 71.0% +2.6 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
59%68%76%2017: 72.6% pass (117 tests)2018: 62.1% pass (153 tests)2019: 67.7% pass (155 tests)2020: 69.0% pass (129 tests)2021: 65.2% pass (138 tests)2022: 73.0% pass (111 tests)2023: 72.7% pass (77 tests)2024: 67.9% pass (53 tests)2025: 69.2% pass (39 tests)20172025

Questions

Which ZN years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto ZN overall (68.4%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 65.8% from 319 tests.
Which ZN year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 72.2% of 176 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2016.
How much does the ZN pass rate vary by year?
6.4 percentage points between the highest (2013, 72.2%) and lowest (2015, 65.8%) 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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