BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 T: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Norge 1200 T years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.9% average, from 1,117 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 95.8%
2008
lowest-passing year · 89.9%
5.9pp
spread across 5 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: 2007 (95.8% of 428 tests). Lowest: 2008 (89.9% of 207). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009.

89%93%97%2006: 93.0% pass (243 tests)2007: 95.8% pass (428 tests)2008: 89.9% pass (207 tests)2009: 90.1% pass (161 tests)2010: 91.2% pass (68 tests)200620082010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (92.9%)
2006 243 93.0% +0.1 pp
2007 428 95.8% +2.9 pp
2008 207 89.9% -3.0 pp
2009 161 90.1% -2.8 pp
2010 68 91.2% -1.7 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 · 2010–2025
87%93%100%2010: 100.0% pass (57 tests)2011: 91.9% pass (74 tests)2012: 93.8% pass (80 tests)2013: 95.8% pass (96 tests)2014: 96.5% pass (86 tests)2015: 90.5% pass (84 tests)2016: 89.5% pass (76 tests)2017: 90.9% pass (77 tests)2018: 91.5% pass (59 tests)2019: 91.7% pass (60 tests)2020: 93.1% pass (58 tests)2021: 91.3% pass (69 tests)2022: 90.3% pass (62 tests)2023: 92.1% pass (63 tests)2024: 91.8% pass (49 tests)2025: 95.7% pass (47 tests)20102025

Questions

Which Norge 1200 T years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 T overall (92.9%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 89.9% from 207 tests.
Which Norge 1200 T year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 95.8% of 428 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Norge 1200 T pass rate vary by year?
5.9 percentage points between the highest (2007, 95.8%) and lowest (2008, 89.9%) 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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