MBK Nitro (Y050): MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Nitro (Y050) years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 53.9% average, from 536 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 67.6%

2002

lowest-passing year · 47.8%

19.8pp

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: 2001 (67.6% of 71 tests). Lowest: 2002 (47.8% of 161). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2003.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (53.9%)
2001	71	67.6%	+13.7 pp
2002	161	47.8%	-6.1 pp
2003	197	50.8%	-3.1 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 · 2006–2009

Questions

Which Nitro (Y050) years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2002, 2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the MBK Nitro (Y050) overall (53.9%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 47.8% from 161 tests.
Which Nitro (Y050) year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 67.6% of 71 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Nitro (Y050) pass rate vary by year?: 19.8 percentage points between the highest (2001, 67.6%) and lowest (2002, 47.8%) 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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