Mondial HPS 125 S E4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HPS 125 S E4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.7% average, from 969 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 74.8%

2020

lowest-passing year · 64.0%

10.8pp

spread across 4 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: 2017 (74.8% of 357 tests). Lowest: 2020 (64.0% of 86). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018, 2019, 2020.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (68.7%)
2017	357	74.8%	+6.1 pp
2018	303	65.7%	-3.0 pp
2019	214	64.5%	-4.2 pp
2020	86	64.0%	-4.7 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which HPS 125 S E4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2018, 2019, 2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Mondial HPS 125 S E4 overall (68.7%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 64.0% from 86 tests.
Which HPS 125 S E4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 74.8% of 357 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HPS 125 S E4 pass rate vary by year?: 10.8 percentage points between the highest (2017, 74.8%) and lowest (2020, 64.0%) 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.

Full report: Mondial HPS 125 S E4 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4812 of 5428 models· other Mondial models: HPS 125 E5