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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi Breva: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Breva years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.3% average, from 9,332 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 89.2%
2003
lowest-passing year · 83.4%
5.8pp
spread across 9 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 (89.2% of 315 tests). Lowest: 2003 (83.4% of 1,248). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2004.

82%86%90%2003: 83.4% pass (1,248 tests)2004: 84.9% pass (996 tests)2005: 88.9% pass (1,841 tests)2006: 87.8% pass (1,837 tests)2007: 88.6% pass (1,389 tests)2008: 86.9% pass (1,036 tests)2009: 89.1% pass (485 tests)2010: 89.2% pass (315 tests)2011: 89.1% pass (147 tests)200320072011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.3%)
2003 1,248 83.4% -3.9 pp
2004 996 84.9% -2.4 pp
2005 1,841 88.9% +1.6 pp
2006 1,837 87.8% +0.5 pp
2007 1,389 88.6% +1.3 pp
2008 1,036 86.9% -0.4 pp
2009 485 89.1% +1.8 pp
2010 315 89.2% +1.9 pp
2011 147 89.1% +1.8 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 · 2006–2025
80%86%92%2006: 81.6% pass (76 tests)2007: 88.2% pass (161 tests)2008: 88.6% pass (281 tests)2009: 88.7% pass (423 tests)2010: 89.9% pass (525 tests)2011: 85.1% pass (606 tests)2012: 84.3% pass (623 tests)2013: 85.2% pass (655 tests)2014: 88.2% pass (650 tests)2015: 89.0% pass (643 tests)2016: 87.5% pass (631 tests)2017: 89.1% pass (616 tests)2018: 88.9% pass (467 tests)2019: 86.4% pass (447 tests)2020: 87.7% pass (381 tests)2021: 88.7% pass (478 tests)2022: 85.3% pass (483 tests)2023: 84.9% pass (464 tests)2024: 85.9% pass (341 tests)2025: 90.0% pass (381 tests)20062025

Questions

Which Breva years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi Breva overall (87.3%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 83.4% from 1,248 tests.
Which Breva year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 89.2% of 315 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Breva pass rate vary by year?
5.8 percentage points between the highest (2010, 89.2%) and lowest (2003, 83.4%) 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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