Registration-year report · 2005–2025
Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Matchless G3L: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which G3L years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.1% average, from 955 DVSA tests.
1955
highest-passing year · 96.1%
1941
lowest-passing year · 92.9%
3.2pp
spread across 6 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: 1955 (96.1% of 51 tests). Lowest: 1941 (92.9% of 98).
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (93.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 98 | 92.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1946 | 50 | 96.0% | +2.9 pp |
| 1955 | 51 | 96.1% | +3.0 pp |
| 1956 | 53 | 94.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 1960 | 93 | 93.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 93 | 95.7% | +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 · 2005–2012
Questions
- Which G3L years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- none: no registration year of the Matchless G3L falls more than two points under the model's 93.1% overall pass rate.
- Which G3L year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1955, at 96.1% of 51 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1946, 1955, 1961.
- How much does the G3L pass rate vary by year?
- 3.2 percentage points between the highest (1955, 96.1%) and lowest (1941, 92.9%) 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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