MV Agusta F4 1000: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which F4 1000 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.8% average, from 1,262 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 89.5%

2008

lowest-passing year · 84.1%

5.4pp

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: 2006 (89.5% of 465 tests). Lowest: 2008 (84.1% of 63). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.8%)
2004	272	84.2%	-3.6 pp
2005	393	88.8%	+1.0 pp
2006	465	89.5%	+1.7 pp
2008	63	84.1%	-3.7 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which F4 1000 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the MV Agusta F4 1000 overall (87.8%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 84.1% from 63 tests.
Which F4 1000 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 89.5% of 465 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the F4 1000 pass rate vary by year?: 5.4 percentage points between the highest (2006, 89.5%) and lowest (2008, 84.1%) 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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