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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi V11: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V11 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.8% average, from 3,514 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 94.0%
2002
lowest-passing year · 84.3%
9.7pp
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: 2007 (94.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2002 (84.3% of 362). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002.

82%89%96%1999: 87.4% pass (239 tests)2000: 85.1% pass (475 tests)2001: 84.8% pass (623 tests)2002: 84.3% pass (362 tests)2003: 87.1% pass (817 tests)2004: 89.7% pass (478 tests)2005: 87.3% pass (244 tests)2006: 90.5% pass (201 tests)2007: 94.0% pass (50 tests)199920032007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.8%)
1999 239 87.4% +0.6 pp
2000 475 85.1% -1.7 pp
2001 623 84.8% -2.0 pp
2002 362 84.3% -2.5 pp
2003 817 87.1% +0.3 pp
2004 478 89.7% +2.9 pp
2005 244 87.3% +0.5 pp
2006 201 90.5% +3.7 pp
2007 50 94.0% +7.2 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%89%97%2006: 87.6% pass (201 tests)2007: 85.4% pass (233 tests)2008: 85.2% pass (250 tests)2009: 85.3% pass (258 tests)2010: 88.6% pass (245 tests)2011: 87.8% pass (246 tests)2012: 86.4% pass (213 tests)2013: 86.0% pass (193 tests)2014: 86.1% pass (202 tests)2015: 86.5% pass (171 tests)2016: 85.5% pass (179 tests)2017: 87.1% pass (170 tests)2018: 88.6% pass (114 tests)2019: 88.8% pass (116 tests)2020: 88.8% pass (98 tests)2021: 83.6% pass (128 tests)2022: 82.6% pass (138 tests)2023: 87.1% pass (132 tests)2024: 94.4% pass (89 tests)2025: 90.8% pass (109 tests)20062025

Questions

Which V11 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi V11 overall (86.8%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 84.3% from 362 tests.
Which V11 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 94.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2004, 2006, 2007.
How much does the V11 pass rate vary by year?
9.7 percentage points between the highest (2007, 94.0%) and lowest (2002, 84.3%) 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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