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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

MV Agusta Brutale S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Brutale S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.2% average, from 1,076 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 91.4%
2008
lowest-passing year · 86.8%
4.6pp
spread across 7 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: 2006 (91.4% of 198 tests). Lowest: 2008 (86.8% of 76). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2010.

86%89%92%2003: 89.9% pass (119 tests)2004: 88.0% pass (299 tests)2005: 91.3% pass (172 tests)2006: 91.4% pass (198 tests)2007: 89.8% pass (59 tests)2008: 86.8% pass (76 tests)2010: 86.8% pass (76 tests)200320062010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.2%)
2003 119 89.9% +0.7 pp
2004 299 88.0% -1.2 pp
2005 172 91.3% +2.1 pp
2006 198 91.4% +2.2 pp
2007 59 89.8% +0.6 pp
2008 76 86.8% -2.4 pp
2010 76 86.8% -2.4 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2007–2025
73%86%99%2007: 87.5% pass (40 tests)2008: 91.7% pass (48 tests)2009: 94.5% pass (73 tests)2010: 83.8% pass (74 tests)2011: 93.8% pass (64 tests)2012: 92.9% pass (70 tests)2013: 91.2% pass (68 tests)2014: 87.0% pass (77 tests)2015: 88.0% pass (75 tests)2016: 89.5% pass (76 tests)2017: 91.0% pass (67 tests)2018: 86.2% pass (58 tests)2019: 93.6% pass (47 tests)2020: 76.9% pass (39 tests)2021: 90.0% pass (50 tests)2022: 86.7% pass (45 tests)2023: 91.9% pass (37 tests)2025: 91.2% pass (34 tests)20072025

Questions

Which Brutale S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the MV Agusta Brutale S overall (89.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 86.8% from 76 tests.
Which Brutale S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 91.4% of 198 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2006.
How much does the Brutale S pass rate vary by year?
4.6 percentage points between the highest (2006, 91.4%) and lowest (2008, 86.8%) 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: MV Agusta Brutale S reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1212 of 5428 models· other MV Agusta models: F4, Brutale, 750F4 S, F3, F4 1000, Brutale 910