Moto Guzzi V50 Ii: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V50 Ii years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.6% average, from 1,394 DVSA tests.

1981

highest-passing year · 84.1%

1980

lowest-passing year · 82.6%

1.5pp

spread across 3 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: 1981 (84.1% of 132 tests). Lowest: 1980 (82.6% of 759).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.6%)
1979	382	83.8%	+0.2 pp
1980	759	82.6%	-1.0 pp
1981	132	84.1%	+0.5 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 · 2005–2020

Questions

Which V50 Ii years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Moto Guzzi V50 Ii falls more than two points under the model's 83.6% overall pass rate.
Which V50 Ii year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1981, at 84.1% of 132 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the V50 Ii pass rate vary by year?: 1.5 percentage points between the highest (1981, 84.1%) and lowest (1980, 82.6%) 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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