MBK Mach G: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Mach G years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 65.3% average, from 2,103 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 67.3%

2004

lowest-passing year · 63.1%

4.2pp

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: 2003 (67.3% of 909 tests). Lowest: 2004 (63.1% of 339). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (65.3%)
2002	808	64.0%	-1.3 pp
2003	909	67.3%	+2.0 pp
2004	339	63.1%	-2.2 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 · 2005–2017

Questions

Which Mach G years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the MBK Mach G overall (65.3%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 63.1% from 339 tests.
Which Mach G year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 67.3% of 909 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Mach G pass rate vary by year?: 4.2 percentage points between the highest (2003, 67.3%) and lowest (2004, 63.1%) 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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