BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi 750: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 750 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.5% average, from 2,903 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 97.6%
2002
lowest-passing year · 77.4%
20.2pp
spread across 19 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: 2010 (97.6% of 83 tests). Lowest: 2002 (77.4% of 252). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002.

73%87%100%1991: 84.3% pass (159 tests)1992: 81.5% pass (92 tests)1993: 78.2% pass (133 tests)1994: 82.0% pass (222 tests)1995: 80.9% pass (162 tests)1996: 80.2% pass (126 tests)1997: 79.7% pass (153 tests)1998: 82.1% pass (151 tests)1999: 80.2% pass (182 tests)2000: 81.3% pass (283 tests)2001: 90.8% pass (273 tests)2002: 77.4% pass (252 tests)2003: 81.8% pass (88 tests)2004: 86.2% pass (58 tests)2005: 85.5% pass (55 tests)2006: 93.3% pass (60 tests)2007: 86.9% pass (84 tests)2009: 86.7% pass (90 tests)2010: 97.6% pass (83 tests)199120002010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (83.5%)
1991 159 84.3% +0.8 pp
1992 92 81.5% -2.0 pp
1993 133 78.2% -5.3 pp
1994 222 82.0% -1.5 pp
1995 162 80.9% -2.6 pp
1996 126 80.2% -3.3 pp
1997 153 79.7% -3.8 pp
1998 151 82.1% -1.4 pp
1999 182 80.2% -3.3 pp
2000 283 81.3% -2.2 pp
2001 273 90.8% +7.3 pp
2002 252 77.4% -6.1 pp
2003 88 81.8% -1.7 pp
2004 58 86.2% +2.7 pp
2005 55 85.5% +2.0 pp
2006 60 93.3% +9.8 pp
2007 84 86.9% +3.4 pp
2009 90 86.7% +3.2 pp
2010 83 97.6% +14.1 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 · 2005–2025
67%80%93%2005: 71.7% pass (46 tests)2006: 83.7% pass (227 tests)2007: 83.7% pass (221 tests)2008: 80.6% pass (196 tests)2009: 87.8% pass (188 tests)2010: 80.1% pass (181 tests)2011: 80.0% pass (185 tests)2012: 81.5% pass (157 tests)2013: 84.0% pass (163 tests)2014: 83.8% pass (173 tests)2015: 83.7% pass (153 tests)2016: 85.9% pass (142 tests)2017: 84.6% pass (130 tests)2018: 84.8% pass (99 tests)2019: 87.9% pass (91 tests)2020: 87.2% pass (78 tests)2021: 80.2% pass (111 tests)2022: 82.4% pass (102 tests)2023: 89.1% pass (101 tests)2024: 86.8% pass (76 tests)2025: 84.3% pass (83 tests)20052025

Questions

Which 750 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi 750 overall (83.5%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 77.4% from 252 tests.
Which 750 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 97.6% of 83 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010.
How much does the 750 pass rate vary by year?
20.2 percentage points between the highest (2010, 97.6%) and lowest (2002, 77.4%) 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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