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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi V12 Sport: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V12 Sport years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.3% average, from 1,724 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 93.6%
2010
lowest-passing year · 88.4%
5.2pp
spread across 6 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: 2012 (93.6% of 125 tests). Lowest: 2010 (88.4% of 258). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010.

87%91%95%2007: 91.1% pass (484 tests)2008: 92.1% pass (433 tests)2009: 90.5% pass (222 tests)2010: 88.4% pass (258 tests)2011: 92.5% pass (120 tests)2012: 93.6% pass (125 tests)200720102012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (91.3%)
2007 484 91.1% -0.2 pp
2008 433 92.1% +0.8 pp
2009 222 90.5% -0.8 pp
2010 258 88.4% -2.9 pp
2011 120 92.5% +1.2 pp
2012 125 93.6% +2.3 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
85%91%97%2010: 95.3% pass (43 tests)2011: 94.0% pass (83 tests)2012: 86.9% pass (99 tests)2013: 90.5% pass (126 tests)2014: 90.9% pass (132 tests)2015: 94.4% pass (143 tests)2016: 91.0% pass (144 tests)2017: 87.7% pass (146 tests)2018: 93.6% pass (110 tests)2019: 90.1% pass (111 tests)2020: 94.9% pass (99 tests)2021: 91.5% pass (117 tests)2022: 90.2% pass (112 tests)2023: 88.1% pass (101 tests)2024: 94.3% pass (70 tests)2025: 92.0% pass (87 tests)20102025

Questions

Which V12 Sport years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi V12 Sport overall (91.3%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 88.4% from 258 tests.
Which V12 Sport year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 93.6% of 125 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the V12 Sport pass rate vary by year?
5.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 93.6%) and lowest (2010, 88.4%) 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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