Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which V9 Bobber years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.3% average, from 716 DVSA tests.

2018

highest-passing year · 88.9%

2016

lowest-passing year · 85.4%

3.5pp

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: 2018 (88.9% of 117 tests). Lowest: 2016 (85.4% of 254).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.3%)
2016	254	85.4%	-1.9 pp
2017	187	86.6%	-0.7 pp
2018	117	88.9%	+1.6 pp
2019	86	88.4%	+1.1 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which V9 Bobber years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber falls more than two points under the model's 87.3% overall pass rate.
Which V9 Bobber year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2018, at 88.9% of 117 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the V9 Bobber pass rate vary by year?: 3.5 percentage points between the highest (2018, 88.9%) and lowest (2016, 85.4%) 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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