Moto Roma Wasp: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Wasp years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.2% average, from 581 DVSA tests.

2002

highest-passing year · 77.0%

2000

lowest-passing year · 69.9%

7.1pp

spread across 5 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: 2002 (77.0% of 74 tests). Lowest: 2000 (69.9% of 73). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2003.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.2%)
2000	73	69.9%	-5.3 pp
2001	196	76.5%	+1.3 pp
2002	74	77.0%	+1.8 pp
2003	119	72.3%	-2.9 pp
2004	70	75.7%	+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 · 2006–2012

Questions

Which Wasp years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2000, 2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Moto Roma Wasp overall (75.2%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 69.9% from 73 tests.
Which Wasp year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2002, at 77.0% of 74 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Wasp pass rate vary by year?: 7.1 percentage points between the highest (2002, 77.0%) and lowest (2000, 69.9%) 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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