Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Mutt Mongrel 125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Mongrel 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.0% average, from 3,527 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2022 (74.4% of 90 tests). Lowest: 2016 (62.9% of 283). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016, 2018.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (69.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 283 | 62.9% | -6.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1,130 | 69.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 925 | 66.6% | -2.4 pp |
| 2019 | 651 | 71.0% | +2.0 pp |
| 2020 | 205 | 72.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 2021 | 241 | 72.6% | +3.6 pp |
| 2022 | 90 | 74.4% | +5.4 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
Questions
- Which Mongrel 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2016, 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Mutt Mongrel 125 overall (69.0%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 62.9% from 283 tests.
- Which Mongrel 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2022, at 74.4% of 90 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2020, 2021, 2022.
- How much does the Mongrel 125 pass rate vary by year?
- 11.5 percentage points between the highest (2022, 74.4%) and lowest (2016, 62.9%) 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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