BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lifan LF 125-30: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which LF 125-30 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 52.5% average, from 537 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 53.5%
2006
lowest-passing year · 50.0%
3.5pp
spread across 3 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: 2007 (53.5% of 318 tests). Lowest: 2006 (50.0% of 128). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

49%52%54%2006: 50.0% pass (128 tests)2007: 53.5% pass (318 tests)2008: 52.9% pass (70 tests)200620072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (52.5%)
2006 128 50.0% -2.5 pp
2007 318 53.5% +1.0 pp
2008 70 52.9% +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 · 2010–2015
38%53%69%2010: 45.3% pass (95 tests)2011: 55.3% pass (114 tests)2012: 63.9% pass (83 tests)2013: 42.9% pass (63 tests)2014: 48.1% pass (52 tests)2015: 62.2% pass (45 tests)20102015

Questions

Which LF 125-30 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lifan LF 125-30 overall (52.5%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 50.0% from 128 tests.
Which LF 125-30 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 53.5% of 318 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the LF 125-30 pass rate vary by year?
3.5 percentage points between the highest (2007, 53.5%) and lowest (2006, 50.0%) 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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