Moto Guzzi V85 TT: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V85 TT years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.7% average, from 1,290 DVSA tests.

2021

highest-passing year · 95.5%

2019

lowest-passing year · 94.5%

1.0pp

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: 2021 (95.5% of 132 tests). Lowest: 2019 (94.5% of 634).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (94.7%)
2019	634	94.5%	-0.2 pp
2020	478	94.6%	-0.1 pp
2021	132	95.5%	+0.8 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which V85 TT years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Moto Guzzi V85 TT falls more than two points under the model's 94.7% overall pass rate.
Which V85 TT year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2021, at 95.5% of 132 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the V85 TT pass rate vary by year?: 1.0 percentage points between the highest (2021, 95.5%) and lowest (2019, 94.5%) 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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