BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lexmoto ZSX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZSX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 57.4% average, from 4,025 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 64.8%
2019
lowest-passing year · 52.8%
12.0pp
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: 2013 (64.8% of 159 tests). Lowest: 2019 (52.8% of 477). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

50%59%67%2013: 64.8% pass (159 tests)2014: 56.4% pass (539 tests)2015: 57.1% pass (399 tests)2016: 56.5% pass (982 tests)2017: 60.5% pass (461 tests)2018: 59.2% pass (490 tests)2019: 52.8% pass (477 tests)2020: 57.8% pass (493 tests)201320172020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (57.4%)
2013 159 64.8% +7.4 pp
2014 539 56.4% -1.0 pp
2015 399 57.1% -0.3 pp
2016 982 56.5% -0.9 pp
2017 461 60.5% +3.1 pp
2018 490 59.2% +1.8 pp
2019 477 52.8% -4.6 pp
2020 493 57.8% +0.4 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
51%58%64%2017: 58.0% pass (162 tests)2018: 52.9% pass (206 tests)2019: 56.4% pass (344 tests)2020: 62.1% pass (446 tests)2021: 56.5% pass (572 tests)2022: 54.5% pass (642 tests)2023: 56.3% pass (700 tests)2024: 60.8% pass (508 tests)2025: 58.2% pass (435 tests)20172025

Questions

Which ZSX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lexmoto ZSX overall (57.4%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 52.8% from 477 tests.
Which ZSX year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 64.8% of 159 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2017.
How much does the ZSX pass rate vary by year?
12.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 64.8%) and lowest (2019, 52.8%) 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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