BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Moto Guzzi V7 Iii Special: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V7 Iii Special years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.0% average, from 546 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 95.9%
2018
lowest-passing year · 89.8%
6.1pp
spread across 4 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: 2019 (95.9% of 98 tests). Lowest: 2018 (89.8% of 177). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018.

89%93%97%2017: 94.5% pass (183 tests)2018: 89.8% pass (177 tests)2019: 95.9% pass (98 tests)2020: 93.1% pass (87 tests)201720192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (93.0%)
2017 183 94.5% +1.5 pp
2018 177 89.8% -3.2 pp
2019 98 95.9% +2.9 pp
2020 87 93.1% +0.1 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 · 2020–2025
86%93%100%2020: 97.6% pass (41 tests)2021: 88.4% pass (69 tests)2022: 94.7% pass (95 tests)2023: 91.3% pass (127 tests)2024: 93.3% pass (104 tests)2025: 94.5% pass (110 tests)20202025

Questions

Which V7 Iii Special years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Guzzi V7 Iii Special overall (93.0%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 89.8% from 177 tests.
Which V7 Iii Special year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 95.9% of 98 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the V7 Iii Special pass rate vary by year?
6.1 percentage points between the highest (2019, 95.9%) and lowest (2018, 89.8%) 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.

Full report: Moto Guzzi V7 Iii Special reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #298 of 5428 models· other Moto Guzzi models: California, Breva, V7, Griso, V11, Le Mans