BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Lifan LF 125 GY-3: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which LF 125 GY-3 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 49.8% average, from 612 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 51.0%
2007
lowest-passing year · 47.5%
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: 2006 (51.0% of 257 tests). Lowest: 2007 (47.5% of 217). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007.

47%49%52%2005: 48.1% pass (81 tests)2006: 51.0% pass (257 tests)2007: 47.5% pass (217 tests)200520062007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (49.8%)
2005 81 48.1% -1.7 pp
2006 257 51.0% +1.2 pp
2007 217 47.5% -2.3 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 · 2009–2015
39%49%59%2009: 49.1% pass (53 tests)2010: 50.0% pass (104 tests)2011: 50.0% pass (116 tests)2012: 55.4% pass (92 tests)2013: 44.6% pass (65 tests)2014: 42.6% pass (54 tests)2015: 45.9% pass (37 tests)20092015

Questions

Which LF 125 GY-3 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Lifan LF 125 GY-3 overall (49.8%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 47.5% from 217 tests.
Which LF 125 GY-3 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 51.0% of 257 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the LF 125 GY-3 pass rate vary by year?
3.5 percentage points between the highest (2006, 51.0%) and lowest (2007, 47.5%) 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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