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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

MV Agusta Brutale: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Brutale years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.8% average, from 3,624 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 89.3%
2007
lowest-passing year · 84.0%
5.3pp
spread across 10 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: 2013 (89.3% of 150 tests). Lowest: 2007 (84.0% of 131). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2007.

83%87%90%2004: 85.9% pass (354 tests)2005: 87.6% pass (202 tests)2006: 84.6% pass (117 tests)2007: 84.0% pass (131 tests)2013: 89.3% pass (150 tests)2014: 86.5% pass (371 tests)2015: 88.0% pass (1,062 tests)2016: 84.8% pass (653 tests)2017: 88.6% pass (298 tests)2018: 89.2% pass (65 tests)200420142018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.8%)
2004 354 85.9% -0.9 pp
2005 202 87.6% +0.8 pp
2006 117 84.6% -2.2 pp
2007 131 84.0% -2.8 pp
2013 150 89.3% +2.5 pp
2014 371 86.5% -0.3 pp
2015 1,062 88.0% +1.2 pp
2016 653 84.8% -2.0 pp
2017 298 88.6% +1.8 pp
2018 65 89.2% +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
74%87%100%2007: 81.8% pass (33 tests)2008: 95.7% pass (47 tests)2009: 89.7% pass (58 tests)2010: 87.9% pass (66 tests)2011: 82.0% pass (61 tests)2012: 83.9% pass (56 tests)2013: 80.3% pass (61 tests)2014: 88.1% pass (67 tests)2015: 85.0% pass (60 tests)2016: 79.7% pass (74 tests)2017: 86.4% pass (125 tests)2018: 78.0% pass (227 tests)2019: 86.3% pass (328 tests)2020: 92.1% pass (368 tests)2021: 86.3% pass (467 tests)2022: 88.3% pass (436 tests)2023: 86.0% pass (421 tests)2024: 87.0% pass (339 tests)2025: 90.3% pass (329 tests)20072025

Questions

Which Brutale years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the MV Agusta Brutale overall (86.8%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 84.0% from 131 tests.
Which Brutale year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 89.3% of 150 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2018.
How much does the Brutale pass rate vary by year?
5.3 percentage points between the highest (2013, 89.3%) and lowest (2007, 84.0%) 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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